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Oatlands Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Harrogate, HG2 8BT

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Oatlands Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Dec 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages4 to 7
Pupils269
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Christopher Harrison
TrustYORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
Opened01 Aug 2016
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 142592.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils269
Girls139
Boys130
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.0.7%
First language not English4.8%
School places2024/25270
Unfilled places0.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.13
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size29.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
90%
Other Asian
1.9%
Other White
1.5%
White and Black African
1.1%
White and Asian
1.1%
Other mixed
1.1%
African
1.1%
Indian
0.7%
Chinese
0.7%
Pakistani
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.13.7
Teachers (FTE)12.1
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.57
Support staff (FTE)9.94
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2511.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.89
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.232
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.93
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.88
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth YorkshireEngland
Overall absence3.2%, better than England, better than North Yorkshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.3.8%, better than England, better than North Yorkshire11.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.5%, similar to England, similar to North Yorkshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Oatlands Infant School
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0.2 miPrimaryOatlands Community Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miSecondarySt Aidan's Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miSecondarySt John Fisher Catholic AcademyAcademy converter
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0.7 miSecondaryHarrogate Grammar SchoolAcademy converter
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0.8 miPrimaryRossett Acre Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.8 miPrimarySt Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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0.9 miSecondaryRossett SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miNot applicableAshville CollegeOther independent school
Unrated
1.0 miPrimaryWestern Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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1.1 miPrimaryWillow Tree Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Oatlands Infant School

What is Oatlands Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Oatlands Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 17 Dec 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Oatlands Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Oatlands Infant School made 89 offers from 232 applications (2.6 per offer), and 88 of 93 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Oatlands Infant School?

Oatlands Infant School has 269 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Oatlands Infant School?

Oatlands Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Oatlands Infant School?

At Oatlands Infant School, the average class had 29.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Oatlands Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Oatlands Infant School missed 3.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 3.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.