Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School in Skipton

Skipton, Water Street Community 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Elliot Street, Skipton

School Information

Address:	Elliot Street, Skipton, BD23 1PE
Website:	www.waterstreetschool.org.uk/
Telephone:	01756793026
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Stuart Anslow
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	121417

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	223
Number of Boys:	110
Number of Girls:	113

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.1%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.4

Writing

Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.7

Maths

Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	82%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	24%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	109
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
Otley Street Community Nursery School Otley Street , BD23 1ET	4out of 4	500 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brougham Street Nursery School Brougham Street , BD23 2ES	3out of 4	731 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School Elliot Street , BD23 1PE	4out of 4	0 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Gargrave Road , BD23 1PJ	2out of 4	140 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Craven Street , BD23 2AP	4out of 4	613 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Brougham Street , BD23 2ES	- not rated	688 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatwood Community Primary School Pinhaw Road , BD23 2SJ	- not rated	1,126 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	329 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Skipton Girls' High School Gargrave Road , BD23 1QL	4out of 4	613 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Skipton Academy Gargrave Road , BD23 1UQ	2out of 4	1,280 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	1,390 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	1,042 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Craven Pupil Referral Service The Snaygill Centre , Keighley Road BD23 2QS	3out of 4	2,069 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Skipton, Water Street Community Primary SchoolElliot Street, Skipton