Outwood Primary Academy Greystone, Ripon

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Outwood Primary Academy Greystone on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Warm, caring relationships between pupils and staff helps pupils feel like they belong to the school community."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that prepares pupils well for each new stage of their education."

Early years - Strong standard. "The curriculum in the early years is ambitious and well-sequenced."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is an inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are tenacious in realising their ambitious expectations for every pupil."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders place pupils' personal development at the centre of the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure the continued implementation of their high-quality professional development programme so that all staff benefit from carefully planned, professional learning opportunities".

In its own words: "Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is a primary academy based in the beautiful cathedral city of Ripon. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Greystone reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (89% in reading, 84% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Outwood Primary Academy Greystone as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Outwood Primary Academy Greystone are Moorside Primary School & Nursery (0.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 76% maths); Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 72% maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, 87% reading, 91% maths); and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 71% maths).

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

In 2026, 29 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2.4%) 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.

Outwood Primary Academy Greystone had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 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 Outwood Primary Academy Greystone.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greystone Primary School (n-bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Outwood Primary Academy Greystone stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 87 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Yorkshire (9), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Outwood Primary Academy Greystone issued 9 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Outwood Primary Academy Greystone are Outwood Academy Ripon (1.1 miles) and Ripon Grammar School (1.2 miles).