Rossett Acre Primary School, Harrogate

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher We are a friendly, vibrant and welcoming school which embraces newcomers and we recognise the importance of our school within the community; we focus on purposeful learning which encourages our children to be independent, inquisitive and enterprising, preparing them for life now and in the future."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, badminton, choir, orchestra, guitar and gardening.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Rossett Acre Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in North Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Rossett Acre Primary School as their first choice and 189 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Rossett Acre Primary School are Oatlands Infant School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); Western Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 77% maths); St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 86% reading, 76% maths); and Oatlands Community Junior School (1 mile, Good, 89% reading, 83% maths).

Rossett Acre Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Rossett Acre Primary 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.

12.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 57 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 12 (2.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Hornbeam Park Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pannal Ash Drive (opposite), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Rossett Acre Primary 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 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour 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, Rossett Acre Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Rossett Acre Primary School are Rossett School (0.1 miles), Harrogate Grammar School (0.4 miles), St Aidan's Church of England High School (1.2 miles) and St Aidans and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form (1.2 miles).