Best Primary Schools in Ripon

We checked all 13 primary schools in Ripon, North Yorkshire, and list every one: 11 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
13
Ranked
11
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Ripon. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire also has rankings for Harrogate, Scarborough, Selby, Skipton, Northallerton and all of North Yorkshire.

Ranked primary schools in Ripon

  1. 1

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 151 pupils, inspected July 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    22%

  2. 2

    Outwood Primary Academy Greystone

    Academy, 169 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    23%

  3. 3

    Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 63 pupils, inspected January 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    7%

  4. 4

    Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 210 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    19%

  5. 5

    Fountains Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 71 pupils, inspected September 2010

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%

  6. 6

    Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 335 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    9%

  7. 7

    Moorside Primary School & Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 169 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    3%

  8. 8

    Sharow Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 76 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    31%
    Higher standard
    8%

  9. 9

    Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 96 pupils, inspected December 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    0%

  10. 10

    Thornton Watlass Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 13 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

  11. 11

    North Stainley Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 19 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    0%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Ripon without a rank