Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Skipton, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 November 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 12 places.
- 56 pupils were on roll in January 2026, with 14.1 pupils per teacher against a middle figure of 18.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hebden Road, Grassington, Skipton, BD23 5LB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 56 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this small, friendly school.”
- “If they have any concerns, they know who they can speak to.”
- “They say that bullying does not happen, but if it did, that staff would ‘quickly sort it out’.”
To improve
- “However, in wider areas of learning, plans are less precise.”
- “It is not clear what new vocabulary or concepts children need to learn.”
- “Activities and resources in the inside and outdoor areas are not carefully planned to support children to learn effectively across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Threshfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kettlewell Primary School 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Embsay Church of England Primary School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School 6.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published