St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy in Skipton

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gargrave Road, Skipton

School Information

Address:	Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PJ
Website:	www.st-stephens.n-yorks.sch.uk
Telephone:	01756709451
School Type:	Academy sponsor led
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Alixena Lubomski
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	142023

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	218
Number of Pupils:	163
Number of Boys:	83
Number of Girls:	80

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.8%	4%
Persistent absence:	10.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.7

Writing

Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.7

Maths

Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	55%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	10%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	103
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	629 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brougham Street Nursery School Brougham Street , BD23 2ES	3out of 4	822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy Gargrave Road , BD23 1PJ	2out of 4	0 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School Elliot Street , BD23 1PE	4out of 4	140 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Craven Street , BD23 2AP	4out of 4	569 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Brougham Street , BD23 2ES	- not rated	776 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatwood Community Primary School Pinhaw Road , BD23 2SJ	- not rated	1,166 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	221 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Skipton Girls' High School Gargrave Road , BD23 1QL	4out of 4	495 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Skipton Academy Gargrave Road , BD23 1UQ	2out of 4	1,146 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	1,263 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	980 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Craven Pupil Referral Service The Snaygill Centre , Keighley Road BD23 2QS	3out of 4	2,057 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyGargrave Road, Skipton