Glasshouses Community Primary School, Harrogate

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Glasshouses Community Primary School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, is consistently above national averages."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a comprehensive personal development programme that meets the needs of all pupils."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve outcomes in national tests that are close to national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that is adapted well to mixed-age teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is an inclusive and nurturing school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, have an in-depth understanding of the context of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further strengthen pupils' writing skills to ensure that any gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge are quickly addressed"; "Leaders should ensure that staff further develop their use of assessment to check that pupils remember what they have learned more securely over time across all subjects"; "Leaders should further strengthen how staff support pupils to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the school's curriculum, especially in the foundation subjects".

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Glasshouses Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 71% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 5 families put Glasshouses Community Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Glasshouses Community Primary School are St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge (1.2 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); Summerbridge Primary School (2.1 miles, 40% reading, 47% maths); Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Darley Primary School (3.8 miles, 86% reading, 86% maths).

Glasshouses Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Glasshouses Community Primary School (as of September 2026): 92% would recommend the school and 92% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (92%).

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 12 pupils (27.3%) received SEN support and 1 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Glasshouses Community Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Glasshouses Community Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lupton Bank Top (w-bound), 390 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9).

In 2024/25, Glasshouses Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.