Outwood Primary Academy Greystone, Ripon
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making every child feel safe, valued and confident to learn. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and ask challenging questions that keep pupils engaged and motivated. The school is truly inclusive, with specially trained staff who quickly identify what each child needs and provide tailored support so no one gets left behind.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional academic achievement with high attainment in phonics, reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2
- Excellent behaviour and attendance, consistently above national averages, with warm caring relationships between pupils and staff
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum across all subjects with careful progression of knowledge from early years through Year 6
- Highly effective inclusion and support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, enabling them to make rapid progress
- Strong leadership with a clear vision for the school and effective governance that holds leaders rigorously to account
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School parliament, well-being ambassadors, reading ambassadors (visiting local care home), Out There initiative (trust-based community and civic responsibility programme), broad range of extra-curricular activities
Outwood Primary Academy Greystone is an exceptionally well-run primary school where pupils achieve very well across the curriculum and feel safe, valued and proud to be part of the school community. Leaders have created an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with high-quality teaching that ensures all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, make strong progress from their starting points.
At a Glance
33.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 80%. Maths has improved from 84% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
25.7
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
169 pupils
200 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ripon
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ripon
Admissions Demand - North Yorkshire
Places available
7,282
Applications
5,050
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across North Yorkshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(103)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.20265%
Overall absence
8.10811%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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