Sowerby Primary Academy
About the school
Sowerby Primary Academy is an open primary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- North Yorkshire
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- North Yorkshire
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 71%
- North Yorkshire
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 81%
- North Yorkshire
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 75%
- North Yorkshire
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 65%
- North Yorkshire
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 15%
- North Yorkshire
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 88%
- North Yorkshire
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- North Yorkshire
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- North Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- North Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
291
Girls
48.11%
Boys
51.89%
SEN support
23.37%
Education, health and care plan
1.37%
English as an additional language
6.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.54%
Overall absence
4.76
Persistent absence
10.53