Best primary schools in North Yorkshire (2026)

North Yorkshire has 306 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Badger Hill Academy, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 24 are in England's top 10%, and 8 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Badger Hill Academy Brotton	91%	85%	35%	Good
2 Top 2% in England	Newcomen Primary School Redcar	89%	93%	28%	Not judged
3 Top 2% in England	Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Middleton Tyas · Church of England	92%	94%	22%	Good
4 Top 2% in England	Beckwithshaw Community Primary School North Yorkshire	87%	91%	27%	Good
5 Top 4% in England	Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy Tockwith · Church of England	87%	96%	8%	Good
6 Top 4% in England	Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Barkston Ash · Roman Catholic	89%	89%	11%	Good
7 Top 5% in England	Lingfield Primary School Middlesbrough	85%	89%	19%	No rating
8 Top 5% in England	Knavesmire Primary School York	86%	84%	21%	Outstanding
9 Top 5% in England	Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School North Yorkshire · Church of England	84%	87%	13%	Not judged
10 Top 5% in England	Outwood Primary Academy Alne Alne	81%	89%	42%	Outstanding
11 Top 5% in England	Ralph Butterfield Primary School Haxby	84%	86%	18%	Good
12 Top 6% in England	Chandlers Ridge Academy Middlesbrough	81%	82%	22%	Report card
13 Top 6% in England	Lord Deramore's Primary School Heslington	82%	77%	13%	Outstanding
14 Top 6% in England	Hempland Primary School York	81%	77%	16%	Report card
15 Top 6% in England	Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Ripon	78%	80%	23%	Report card
16 Top 6% in England	South Kilvington Church of England Academy North Yorkshire · Church of England	83%	92%	8%	Report card
17 Top 7% in England	Huby Church of England Primary School Huby · Church of England	77%	76%	12%	No rating
18 Top 7% in England	St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ripon · Roman Catholic	78%	78%	22%	No rating
19 Top 9% in England	Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hambleton (North Yorkshire) · Church of England	83%	85%	8%	Report card
20 Top 9% in England	Captain Cook Primary School Middlesbrough	79%	75%	16%	No rating
21 Top 9% in England	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	82%	89%	15%	No rating
22 Top 10% in England	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Northallerton · Roman Catholic	82%	56%	13%	Good
23 Top 10% in England	Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy Scarborough	79%	77%	19%	Report card
24 Top 10% in England	Lockwood Primary School Boosbeck	78%	68%	20%	Good
25 Top 11% in England	Linthorpe Community Primary School Middlesbrough	80%	88%	16%	Outstanding
26 Top 11% in England	Bankfields Primary School Eston	81%	85%	12%	Report card
27 Top 11% in England	Kader Academy Middlesbrough	76%	72%	21%	Report card
28 Top 11% in England	Wheatlands Primary School Redcar	78%	81%	17%	No rating
29 Top 11% in England	Nunthorpe Primary Academy Middlesbrough	76%	74%	19%	No rating
30 Top 11% in England	Bedale Church of England Primary School Bedale · Church of England	78%	77%	14%	No rating
31 Top 12% in England	Birstwith Church of England Primary School North Yorkshire · Church of England	80%	91%	18%	No rating
32 Top 12% in England	Beech Grove Primary School Middlesbrough	81%	81%	8%	No rating
33 Top 12% in England	Mill Hill Primary School Northallerton	79%	71%	18%	Report card
34 Top 13% in England	Whale Hill Primary School Eston	78%	85%	17%	Report card
35 Top 13% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy Harrogate · Roman Catholic	77%	80%	13%	Good
36 Top 13% in England	Dringhouses Primary School York	76%	70%	15%	Good
37 Top 14% in England	Crakehall Church of England Primary School Little Crakehall · Church of England	75%	75%	6%	No rating
38 Top 14% in England	Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School Skipton	76%	61%	16%	Good
39 Top 14% in England	St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy York · Roman Catholic	75%	75%	0%	Good
40 Top 14% in England	Saltburn Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea	77%	67%	5%	No rating
41 Top 15% in England	Handale Primary School Loftus	76%	82%	18%	Good
42 Top 15% in England	Topcliffe CofE Academy Topcliffe · Church of England	71%	53%	20%	Not judged
43 Top 15% in England	Green Gates Primary School Redcar	77%	75%	0%	Good
44 Top 15% in England	Kirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School North Yorkshire · Church of England	78%	74%	5%	Good
45 Top 15% in England	Brambles Primary Academy Middlesbrough	77%	80%	11%	Not judged
46 Top 16% in England	Wigginton Primary School Wigginton (York)	74%	78%	22%	No rating
47 Top 16% in England	Westgarth Primary School Marske-by-the-Sea	78%	77%	11%	Not judged
48 Top 16% in England	Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School Kirby Hill · Church of England	73%	71%	7%	Report card
49 Top 16% in England	Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School Grewelthorpe · Church of England	77%	79%	7%	No rating
50 Top 16% in England	Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Loftus · Roman Catholic	79%	82%	14%	No rating
51 Top 17% in England	Lift Caldicotes Middlesbrough	78%	85%	8%	Not judged
52 Top 17% in England	Dunnington Church of England Primary School Dunnington · Church of England	74%	80%	17%	No rating
53 Top 17% in England	Escrick Church of England Primary School Escrick · Church of England	73%	78%	22%	Good
54 Top 17% in England	Scotton Lingerfield Primary School North Yorkshire	71%	53%	20%	No rating
55 Top 18% in England	Scarcroft Primary School York	73%	75%	19%	Good
56 Top 18% in England	Elvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Elvington · Church of England	74%	71%	0%	No rating
57 Top 18% in England	St Bede's Catholic Primary School Marske-by-the-Sea · Roman Catholic	74%	69%	12%	Good
58 Top 18% in England	Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School York	76%	78%	12%	Not judged
59 Top 19% in England	Sicklinghall Community Primary School North Yorkshire	80%	80%	0%	Good
60 Top 19% in England	Hutton Rudby Primary School Hutton Rudby	75%	76%	0%	Good
61 Top 19% in England	Rufforth Primary School Rufforth	74%	64%	7%	No rating
62 Top 20% in England	Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School Ripon · Church of England	70%	72%	19%	No rating
63 Top 21% in England	Reeth Community Infant School North Yorkshire	68%	70%	30%	No rating
64 Top 21% in England	Trinity Academy Richmond Richmond · Church of England	73%	84%	11%	Not judged
65 Top 21% in England	The Avenue Primary School Middlesbrough	75%	73%	11%	No rating
66 Top 22% in England	Thornton in Craven Community Primary School Thornton-in-Craven	75%	85%	0%	No rating
67 Top 22% in England	Lingdale Primary School Lingdale	71%	71%	14%	Requires improvement
68 Top 23% in England	Thornton Dale CofE Primary School Thornton-le-Dale · Church of England	70%	63%	19%	Not judged
69 Top 23% in England	Greatwood Community Primary School Skipton	74%	77%	10%	Good
70 Top 23% in England	Newham Bridge Primary School Middlesbrough	75%	75%	5%	No rating
71 Top 24% in England	Rossett Acre Primary School Harrogate	71%	77%	17%	Good
72 Top 24% in England	Pannal Primary School Pannal	71%	77%	11%	Good
73 Top 25% in England	Aspin Park Academy Knaresborough	69%	66%	10%	Good
74 Top 25% in England	Archibald Primary School Middlesbrough	70%	73%	8%	No rating
75 Top 26% in England	Sand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School North Yorkshire · Church of England	70%	55%	9%	Good
76 Top 26% in England	Christ Church Church of England Primary School Skipton · Church of England	71%	71%	10%	Requires improvement
77 Top 26% in England	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough · Roman Catholic	70%	57%	4%	Good
78 Top 27% in England	Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School Hampsthwaite · Church of England	69%	64%	16%	Not judged
79 Top 28% in England	Osbaldwick Primary Academy York	67%	60%	12%	Not judged
80 Top 28% in England	Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Wistow (North Yorkshire) · Church of England	73%	85%	0%	Good
81 Top 28% in England	Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School Knaresborough · Church of England	69%	71%	8%	Good
82 Top 29% in England	Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School Bishop Monkton · Church of England	73%	80%	0%	Good
83 Top 29% in England	Whitecliffe Academy Carlin How	71%	73%	13%	No rating
84 Top 29% in England	Carlton Miniott Primary Academy Carlton Miniott	66%	71%	21%	Good
85 Top 30% in England	Normanby Primary School Eston	70%	66%	9%	No rating
86 Top 30% in England	Rose Wood Academy Middlesbrough	70%	66%	11%	No rating
87 Top 30% in England	Marton Manor Primary School Middlesbrough	69%	72%	13%	Not judged
88 Top 31% in England	St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Scarborough · Roman Catholic	67%	63%	17%	Good
89 Top 32% in England	Coatham Church of England Primary School Redcar · Church of England	69%	74%	6%	No rating
90 Top 32% in England	Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School Catterick · Church of England	68%	79%	10%	No rating
91 Top 32% in England	St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School York · Church of England	69%	61%	6%	Good
92 Top 32% in England	Ings Farm Primary School Redcar	67%	62%	11%	Good
93 Top 33% in England	St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School York · Church of England	69%	73%	7%	Good
94 Top 33% in England	Threshfield Primary School North Yorkshire	73%	73%	0%	Good
95 Top 33% in England	Woodthorpe Primary School York	65%	69%	16%	Outstanding
96 Top 34% in England	Headlands Primary School Haxby	67%	66%	11%	No rating
97 Top 34% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Harrogate · Church of England	66%	67%	21%	No rating
98 Top 34% in England	Oatlands Community Junior School Harrogate	69%	77%	9%	Not judged
99 Top 34% in England	Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Upper Poppleton	68%	67%	12%	Good
100 Top 34% in England	Park Grove Primary Academy York	67%	65%	8%	Report card

Showing the top 100 of 306. See all 306 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Redcar · best: Newcomen Primary School
Middlesbrough · best: Lingfield Primary School
York · best: Knavesmire Primary School
Ripon · best: Outwood Primary Academy Greystone
Northallerton · best: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough · best: Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy
Eston · best: Bankfields Primary School
Harrogate · best: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy
Skipton · best: Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Loftus · best: Handale Primary School
Marske-by-the-Sea · best: Westgarth Primary School
Richmond · best: Trinity Academy Richmond
Knaresborough · best: Aspin Park Academy
Selby · best: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Whitby · best: Airy Hill Primary School
Guisborough · best: Galley Hill Primary School
Huntington (York) · best: New Earswick Primary School
Catterick Garrison · best: Wavell Community Primary School

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What is the best primary school in North Yorkshire?

On exam results over the last three years, Badger Hill Academy is the top-ranked primary school in North Yorkshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.