King Street, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 5LE
10 reasons to choose St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
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St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Harrogate and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school is federated with two other local primary schools in the Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and wind band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Belmont Grosvenor School (9.3 miles); Highfield Prep School (12.8 miles); Brackenfield School (12.9 miles).
Fountains Church of England Primary School (7 miles); Birstwith Church of England Primary School (9.1 miles); Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School (9.2 miles).
Harrogate Ladies’ College (12.8 miles); Ashville College (14.2 miles); Queen Mary’s School (19.2 miles).
Nidderdale High School (0.9 miles); Outwood Academy Ripon (11.3 miles); Ripon Grammar School (11.8 miles).