Primary
Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School
Station Lane, Morton-on-Swale, Northallerton, DL7 9QR
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 83 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- DALES ACADEMIES TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 9.3
- Pupils per adult
- 9.2
- Pupils
- 86
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
83%
21 points above the Northallerton average (62% across 10 schools)
111.0
5.5 above the Northallerton average (105.5 across 10 schools)
8th of 14 by our score, among the primary schools in Northallerton we can score - 17 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 111 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 58% |
| 24/25 | 83% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 111.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 100.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
Station Lane, Morton-on-Swale, Northallerton, DL7 9QR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
North Yorkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachel Peart
- Address
- Station Lane, Morton-on-Swale, Northallerton, DL7 9QR
- Telephone
- 01609773519