Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Settle, 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Settle, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Settle 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 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2nd lowest among this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas places ran out in 2018, the earlier year with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 8.4% 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
- Bond Lane, Settle, BD24 9BW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be part of this welcoming and friendly school community.”
- “Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the care and support their children receive.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful and kind.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not considered the early years curriculum well enough in some other areas.”
- “As a result, children are not as well prepared for future learning in all foundation subjects.”
- “Adults sometimes miss opportunities to develop children’s language and ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 43% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 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.
- Giggleswick Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hellifield Community Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School 9.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ingleton Primary School 9.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 10.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published