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Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedPupil referral unit23 pupilsNorthallertonNorth Yorkshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, July 2025
Pupils from low-income families48%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull23 pupils, 17 places
Pupils per teacher4.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll23Census January 2026

Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service is a pupil referral unit in Northallerton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 23 pupils, 6 more than it has places for. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

East Road, Northallerton, DL6 1SZ01609 710443hrprs.co.ukMr Peter Wood head teacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 1 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Requires improvement
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Requires improvement
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
8 June 2023UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll23Census January 2026
Places17135% full
Pupils from low-income families48%48% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support30%7 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan57%13 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)30%£7,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls15 / 8
White British pupils96%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Other difficulty or disability (2), language and communications needs (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll23261914812
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals48%77%53%50%38%42%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support54%74%64%63%92%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans35%21%7%38%8%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 8 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training50%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers6.6full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher4.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers89%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,316
Teachers who left in the year21%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.82024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£36,914England £7,738. Total £960k
Income per pupil£34,149England £7,697. Total £888k
Spent on teachers per pupil£19,432England £3,480
Money in reserve21%A lot put by: £183k, £7,056 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£72kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£36,914spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m72612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate141 per 1,000 people54% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop140 mFriarage Hospital, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Applegarth Primary SchoolCouncil510 m237Good 202341Compare
Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy550 m1,002Report card 20268Compare
Mill Hill Primary SchoolAcademy560 m236Report card 202687Compare
Alverton Primary SchoolCouncil810 m194Good 20249Compare
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyAcademy0.8 miles92Good 202426Compare
Broomfield SchoolAcademy0.8 miles212Requires improvement 20241Compare
Romanby Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles237No overall grade 202463Compare
Oakbridge Church of England Primary SchoolFree school1.0 miles48Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service a good school?

Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in July 2025.

What is Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service not judged at its last full inspection on 1 July 2025.

How many pupils does Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service have?

23 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 17 places, so it is 135% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
East Road, Northallerton, DL6 1SZ
Telephone
01609 710443
Website
www.hrprs.co.uk
Head Teacher
Mr Peter Wood
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward
Northallerton South
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2009 (new provision)
URN
135850 · LAESTAB 8151102 · UKPRN 10031965

Where these figures come from