New Park Primary Academy
Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 3HFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
New Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Harrogate for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 14th of 31 primary schools in Harrogate. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2018.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 September 2018, report published 9 October 2018
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 6 February 2024
This is a welcoming and friendly school. A significant number of pupils join the school at different points in the school year. The school helps pupils new to the school get the support they need from the moment they start. Pupils settle quickly into the life of the school. Pupil buddies help those who are new to learn the school's routines. They enjoy making friends. Most pupils behave well around school and in classrooms. They know what is expected of them by following the 'New Park Principles'. Pupils feel safe in school. They know that adults will help them if they are worried about something. Pupils benefit from the school's high expectations and nurturing ethos. Most pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents and carers value the school's approach to involving them in their child's education. This helps to create a positive learning culture. Leadership roles, such as school councillors, enable pupils to contribute towards the further development of the school. The school is in the process of redesigning the school grounds. This has provided pupils with opportunities to learn skills in leadership and team work through projects to enhance the school environment.
What the school should improve
- In some parts of the curriculum, the knowledge and skills that pupils must learn is not broken as well as it is in others. Where this is the case, it is not clear what pupils must learn across a series of lessons and learning is less effective. The school should ensure that the curriculum clearly identifies the important knowledge and skills that pupils must learn consistently well across all subjects.
- Some of the strategies used to help pupils to learn to read are less well developed than others. For example, strategies do not enable some younger pupils to develop fluency in their reading as well as they could. In key stage 2, pupils are not guided towards books that match their stage of reading. The school should continue to refine aspects of its reading curriculum so that pupils get the most out of their reading experiences.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
20 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
165 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near New Park Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Harrogate, A Voluntary Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Coppice Valley Primary School | 0.3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 68% met the expected standard |
| Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Saltergate Junior School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Saltergate Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sasha Bune
- Phone
- 01423503011
- Address
- Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 3HF
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 142497
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.