Greatwood Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Skipton, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Greatwood Community Primary School is a primary school in Skipton, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Greatwood Community 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 | Not published |
| 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 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2025, whereas places ran out in 4 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome, and the last distance swung sharply.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
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
- Pinhaw Road, Skipton, BD23 2SJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Greatwood Community Primary School are well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with adults.”
- “They are happy to come to school, which is reflected in high levels of attendance.”
- “The school offers high-quality pastoral support to pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, pupils in key stage 1 do not perform as well as their peers nationally.”
- “In some subjects, such as art and design, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Here, pupils are less clear about what they have been taught and do not remember their learning long-term.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 77% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Skipton Parish Church of England 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 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Embsay Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cononley Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published