Giggleswick Primary School

Giggleswick Primary School has been found to provide a good quality of education, reflecting its overall effectiveness. Pupils exhibit strong pride in their school and a sense of community, underpinned by a respectful atmosphere and positive relationships between staff and students. The school has established high expectations for both learning and behavior, fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Additionally, the curriculum is ambitious and clearly sequenced, catering effectively to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are areas that require further attention, particularly in ensuring older pupils develop quick recall of mathematical facts and in the consistency of assessment systems across the curriculum. Notably, this inspection follows the school's previous assessment, and it continues to improve under the leadership of its executive headteacher since January 2023.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of community and mutual respect.
• High expectations for learning and behavior are clearly established.
• The ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum effectively supports all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong early years provision promotes independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Effective phonics program helps pupils read with confidence.

Areas for Improvement

• Older pupils struggle to recall multiplication and number facts quickly.
• Assessment systems are not fully developed in some curriculum areas.
• Key stage 2 reading curriculum needs better sequencing and clarity to fill gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Giggleswick Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Giggleswick Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Giggleswick Primary School had 37.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.3% of pupils at Giggleswick Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Giggleswick Primary School received £8,331 and spent £8,238 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£992 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Giggleswick Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Giggleswick Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Giggleswick Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Giggleswick Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Giggleswick Primary School have?

Giggleswick Primary School has 75 pupils on roll.

What age range does Giggleswick Primary School cover?

Giggleswick Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Giggleswick Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Giggleswick Primary School?

Giggleswick Primary School is at Giggleswick Primary School, Church Street, Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0BJ.