Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Bond Lane
Settle
North Yorkshire
BD24 9BW
Phone 01729822019
Reference Number 121587

Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is performing well, rated as good across all inspected domains. The school provides a supportive and welcoming environment, where pupils are happy and engaged in their learning. Staff foster positive relationships with students, ensuring that they feel cared for and respected. The curriculum is ambitious and effectively sequenced, helping pupils build on their prior knowledge. However, there are areas in the early years curriculum that require further development, particularly in certain foundation subjects, which could enhance children's readiness for future learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 197
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.79%
Girls: 47.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 16 24
2 16 14 30
3 15 12 27
4 12 17 29
5 25 7 32
6 17 18 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.4%
White, Other 3%
Indian 2%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Apr 2023
Date Report
19 Apr 2023 School inspection:
02 Feb 2022 School inspection
19 Jan 2016 Full inspection:
28 Mar 2014 Interim assessment
16 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
08 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
  • Ambitious and interesting curriculum that includes environmental workshops
  • Pupils show great enthusiasm and engagement in lessons
  • Exemplary behaviour from pupils both in and out of the classroom
  • Effective leadership that promotes staff training and development
  • Good integration of safeguarding throughout the curriculum

Areas for Improvement

  • Early years curriculum lacks clear structure in some areas, impacting children's preparation for future learning

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 43%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0
Writing 1.7
Maths -0.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Giggleswick Primary School
Giggleswick Primary School, Church Street, Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0BJ
0.5 miles
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Lane, Long Preston, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4PN
3.51 miles
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School
Austwick, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 8BN
4.31 miles
Hellifield Community Primary School
Kendal Road, Hellifield, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4HA
4.82 miles
Name Distance
Settle College
Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0AU
0.32 miles
Giggleswick School
Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0DE
0.44 miles
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