Crakehall Church of England Primary School

Crakehall Church of England Primary School demonstrates a solid performance, effectively maintaining the standards set in previous inspections. The school's supportive environment cultivates both academic and personal growth among its pupils. They feel valued, safe, and happy, contributing to their overall success, particularly in areas such as reading and behavior. Although the school has made strides, there remains room for improvement in fostering independent learning amongst pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are well cared for by kind and nurturing adults.
• The curriculum is well designed and enriches pupils' learning.
• High expectations result in pupils succeeding well across the curriculum.
• Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support and understanding.
• There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the school.
• The school promotes a love of reading, encouraging fluency and accuracy.
• Staff value and appreciate professional development opportunities.
• Pupils actively participate in extracurricular activities and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent effectiveness in enabling pupils to apply knowledge independently.
• Some tasks do not adequately account for pupils' existing knowledge and abilities.

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 Crakehall Church of England Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% 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 Crakehall Church of England 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 Crakehall Church of England Primary School had 33.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 17.4% of pupils at Crakehall Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 2019–20 Crakehall Church of England Primary School received £5,645 and spent £5,756 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£210 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 Crakehall Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crakehall Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Crakehall Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crakehall Church of England Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Crakehall Church of England Primary School have?

Crakehall Church of England Primary School has 121 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crakehall Church of England Primary School cover?

Crakehall Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Crakehall Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crakehall Church of England Primary School?

Crakehall Church of England Primary School is at The Green, Crakehall, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1HP.