St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HarrogateNew Park Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harrogate.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate and New Park Primary Academy are primary schools in Harrogate.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and New Park Primary Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate is ahead on our composite score.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate was judged Good and New Park Primary Academy 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 80.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate and 65.0% for New Park Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate (70.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at New Park Primary Academy (64.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HarrogateSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate | HarrogateNew Park Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 282 in North Yorkshire Stronger figure | 124th of 282 in North Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 194 | 182 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | |
| Location | Harrogate, HG1 2DP | Harrogate, HG1 3HF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 80.0% Stronger figure | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% | 15.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 194 | 182 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 2.1% | 22.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.5% | 11.5% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 25.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.0% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.8% Stronger figure | 16.9% | 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.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate
New Park Primary Academy
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