Wharfedale Montessori School
Other independent school · Ages 2–11 · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Wharfedale Montessori School is an independent school in Skipton, North Yorkshire for ages 2–11.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6AN
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 28 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Quality of education provided Paragraphs 3, 3a,3c, 3d, 3g These standards relating to teaching were met at the previous inspection. This inspection found that there is a curriculum in place which aligns with the school’s Montessori ethos.”
- “In line with these expectations, it enables all pupils to learn and make progress.”
- “By the time pupils leave the school they can all read and write. There is a structured programme for mathematics.”
To improve
- “The school does not meet all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection”
- “The inspectors identified, however, that safeguarding records and processes needed to be improved. At the start of this inspection the safeguarding policy had not been updated to reflect the latest guidance from the government, Keeping Children Safe in Education’, (2025).”
- “ No action has been taken by the proprietor or headteacher to improve the quality of record keeping in relation to safeguarding.”
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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