Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School
General Information
- Address: Church Street, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, Ripon, HG4 3RT – View on map
- Phone: 01765658329
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Taylor
- Age range: 5-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 16 families put it first for 15 places – 11 for every 10 places. 94% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 11
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 6
- % eligible for free school meals: 6.3%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the North Yorkshire average)
- English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 15.5% a year (North Yorkshire 17.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 65% moved to another school, 35% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across North Yorkshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in North Yorkshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.2%
- Persistently absent pupils: 5.8%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 8.3%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.2%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
- Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2023 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 53% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 8 percentage points below the North Yorkshire average (61%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 50% against an expected 65%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 50%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 59% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 53%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 100
- Based on: 17 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 159th of 232 junior and primary schools in the area
- =157Glusburn Community Primary School54%
- =159Cowling Community Primary School53%
- =159Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School53%
- =159Scotton Lingerfield Primary School53%
- =159South Otterington Church of England Primary School53%
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101st of 223 primary schools in North Yorkshire for Ofsted rating
- #99Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #100Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #101Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #102Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
- #103Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,965 (2024-25)
155th of 260 primary schools in North Yorkshire for spending per pupil
- #153Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,974
- #154South Kilvington Church of England Academy£6,973
- #155Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School£6,965
- #156Carnagill Community Primary School£6,937
- #157Airy Hill Primary School£6,931
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