Oatlands Community Junior School
Beechwood Grove, Harrogate, HG2 8QPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Oatlands Community Junior School is a primary school in Harrogate for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 1st of 31 primary schools in Harrogate. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 19 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils love coming to Oatlands Junior School. They know learning will be interesting and fun every day. Pupils are polite and respectful. They demonstrate high levels of attendance and an exemplary attitude to learning. Pupils are proud of their school and are enthusiastic ambassadors for it. The school supports pupils to develop their character and resilience. Pupils aspire to be house captains and are keen to apply for the many leadership roles within the school. They have an active voice in school life. Pupils have rich and varied opportunities to develop their wider talents and interests. Trips, sporting events, competitions and a wide range of clubs are offered to all. The school is a caring and supportive place for pupils. Pupils enjoy nurturing relationships with staff. This helps them feel happy and safe. They feel confident in talking to staff if they have worries. If pupils need additional support, for example, in dealing with anxiety, the school provides time and space for this in The Hub. The school is ambitious for pupils to succeed. Pupils work hard to meet these aspirations. As a result, they achieve well.
What the school should improve
- The school's focus on developing pupils' early writing skills is not sufficiently precise. As a result, some pupils are not given regular opportunities to practise their early writing skills in a way that uses and reinforces their phonics knowledge. The school should ensure that pupils at the early stages of reading and writing are given sufficient and purposeful opportunities to apply their phonics knowledge to their writing.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
90 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
356 pupils on roll, with places for 360
Schools near Oatlands Community Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oatlands Infant School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Not published |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| Pannal Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Estelle Scarth
- Phone
- 01423872827
- Address
- Beechwood Grove, Harrogate, HG2 8QP
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 142204
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.