Minskip Lane, Staveley, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 9LQ
10 reasons to choose Staveley Community Primary School
Top line
Staveley Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Knaresborough and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Staveley Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with two other local primary schools in the TIG Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Staveley Community Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Staveley Community Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 34% of schools.
The Staveley Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Staveley Community Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Staveley Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Staveley Community Primary School
Highfield Prep School (8.7 miles); Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House (9 miles); Brackenfield School (9.2 miles).
Meadowside Academy (4.6 miles); Marton-cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles); Goldsborough Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles).
Cundall Manor School (8.4 miles); Queen Ethelburga’s College (8.7 miles); The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s (8.7 miles).
St John Fisher Catholic High School (7.8 miles); St Aidan’s Church of England High School (7.9 miles); Harrogate Grammar School (8.7 miles).