Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary SchoolFountains Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ripon.

Summary of the comparison

Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School and Fountains Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ripon.

  • Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fountains Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Fountains Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for Fountains Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Fountains Church of England Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School versus Fountains Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RiponKirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary SchoolRiponFountains Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking74th of 282 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure182nd of 282 in North Yorkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll96 61
Capacity105 105
LocationRipon, HG4 3RT Ripon, HG4 3PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census96 61
Free school meals (ever 6)8.3% 9.8%
English as an additional language1.0% 0.0%
SEN support13.5% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.7% Stronger figure8.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School

Fountains Church of England Primary School

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