Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Skipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/03/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Craven Street, Skipton

School Information

Address: Craven Street, Skipton, BD23 2AP
Website: www.christchurchschoolskipton.org.uk/
Telephone: 01756793030
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Diane Cooper
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121590

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 147
Number of Boys: 69
Number of Girls: 78

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.9
Writing
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.9 to 0.1
Maths
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brougham Street Nursery School
Brougham Street , BD23 2ES
3out of 4 694 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Otley Street , BD23 1ET
4out of 4 782 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Craven Street , BD23 2AP
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road , BD23 1PJ
2out of 4 569 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Elliot Street , BD23 1PE
4out of 4 613 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Brougham Street , BD23 2ES
- not rated 645 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greatwood Community Primary School
Pinhaw Road , BD23 2SJ
- not rated 747 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ermysted's Grammar School
Gargrave Road , BD23 1PL
4out of 4 728 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Skipton Girls' High School
Gargrave Road , BD23 1QL
4out of 4 896 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road , BD23 1UQ
2out of 4 1,331 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Craven College
Gargrave Road , BD23 1US
- not rated 1,499 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brooklands School
Burnside Avenue , BD23 2DB
3out of 4 435 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Craven Pupil Referral Service
The Snaygill Centre , Keighley Road BD23 2QS
3out of 4 1,498 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.