Oatlands Community Junior School, Harrogate

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher Welcome to Oatlands Junior School. We are part of the Red Kite Learning Trust family of schools."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, drama, choir, ukulele and chess.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Oatlands Community Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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 92% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

Across North Yorkshire, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in North Yorkshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (18.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Oatlands Community Junior School are Oatlands Infant School (0.2 miles, Outstanding); St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 76% maths); Rossett Acre Primary School (1 mile, Good, 92% reading, 80% maths); and Willow Tree Community Primary School (1.1 miles, 69% reading, 72% maths).

Oatlands Community Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Oatlands Community Junior School is one of 16 schools run by Red Kite Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

93 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oatlands Community Junior School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 93% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (96%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (85%).

4.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 7 (2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hornbeam Park Rail Station, about 280 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Almsford Drive (nw-bound), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oatlands Community Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Oatlands Community Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oatlands Community Junior School are St Aidans and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form (0.5 miles), St John Fisher Catholic Academy (0.5 miles), St Aidan's Church of England High School (0.7 miles) and Harrogate Grammar School (0.9 miles).