Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Skipton, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Skipton Parish Church of England 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, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 27th lowest of 278 North Yorkshire primary schools.
- 35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire is 10%.
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
- Brougham Street, Skipton, BD23 2ES
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this caring and supportive school.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
- “Every pupil is welcome and valued.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects this does not happen as well.”
- “As a result, some pupils have small gaps in their knowledge in these subjects.”
- “However, pupils’ achievement in writing and in mathematics at the end of key stage 2 was below national averages in 2023.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (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) | 69% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 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.
- Greatwood Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Embsay Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cononley Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published