Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School
General Information
- Address: Noels Court, Mowbray Road, Richmond, DL10 7LB – View on map
- Phone: 01748818485
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Alison McHarg
- Age range: 4-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 23 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 23 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 37
- % eligible for free school meals: 24.2%
- Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the North Yorkshire average)
- English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 46.7% a year (North Yorkshire 17.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 56% moved to another school, 44% 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.
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: 3.4%
- Persistently absent pupils: 7.4%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 29.4%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.2%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 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: 79% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 18 percentage points above the North Yorkshire average (61%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 67% against an expected 61%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 67%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 93%
- Average test scores: reading 107, maths 107
- Based on: 29 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 33rd of 232 junior and primary schools in the area
- =27St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy80%
- =33Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School79%
- =33Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School79%
- =35Escrick Church of England Primary School78%
- =35St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy78%
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120th of 223 primary schools in North Yorkshire for Ofsted rating
- #118Meadowside AcademyGood
- #119Melsonby Methodist Primary SchoolGood
- #120Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
- #121Middleham Church of England Aided SchoolGood
- #122Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £7,536 (2024-25)
122nd of 260 primary schools in North Yorkshire for spending per pupil
- #120Giggleswick Primary School£7,604
- #121Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,538
- #122Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School£7,536
- #123New Park Primary Academy£7,522
- #124Friarage Community Academy£7,469
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