Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Skipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hebden Road, Skipton, BD23 5LB
Website: http://www.grassington.n-yorks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01756752365
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ella Besharati and Mrs Christine Boxall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121563

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 84
Number of Pupils: 55
Number of Boys: 26
Number of Girls: 29

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -6.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -6 to 1.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -8.1 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hebden Road , Grassington BD23 5LB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Threshfield School
Low Road , Threshfield BD23 5NP
3out of 4 692 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upper Wharfedale School
Wharfeside Avenue , Threshfield BD23 5BS
4out of 4 945 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.