Spennithorne Church of England Primary SchoolLeyburn Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Spennithorne Church of England Primary School and Leyburn Primary School are primary schools in Leyburn.

  • Spennithorne Church of England Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Leyburn Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Spennithorne Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Spennithorne Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Leyburn Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Leyburn Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Spennithorne Church of England Primary School versus Leyburn Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeyburnSpennithorne Church of England Primary SchoolLeyburnLeyburn Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking265th of 282 in North Yorkshire 101st of 282 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll44 189
Capacity83 210
LocationLeyburn, DL8 5PR Leyburn, DL8 5SD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported63.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census44 189
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 11.4%
English as an additional language4.5% 2.1%
SEN support4.5% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence3.7% Stronger figure5.3% 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.

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.

Spennithorne Church of England Primary School

Leyburn Primary School

Full profiles: Spennithorne Church of England Primary School · Leyburn Primary School