St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ripon, North Yorkshire
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Ripon, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Ripon, HG4 2ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s vision that pupils should ‘learn to love and love to learn’ is alive and well at St Wilfrid’s.”
- “The school virtues of friendship, courage and forgiveness run like a rod of iron through all that the school does.”
- “As a result, pupils are grateful, friendly, honest and fair, as expected in the school’s golden rules.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in writing.”
- “At times, they are unsure how to use the right language and structure in their writing.”
- “This means they do not always develop their writing skills as securely as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School & Nursery 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sharow Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- North Stainley Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Markington Church of England Primary & Nursery School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published