The Boyle and Petyt Primary School

The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is a small, well-regarded primary school where pupils feel safe and happy, behave well, and benefit from strong pastoral care and positive relationships. Attendance is better than national averages, provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is generally effective, and pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics at the end of key stage 2. Personal development is a strength, with pupils engaging in a wide range of trips, leadership roles and activities that prepare them well for life in modern Britain. Safeguarding requirements are met and the school has an open, positive culture of safeguarding. However, the quality of education is not consistently good across the curriculum. The curriculum lacks clarity in some subjects and in the early years about what pupils should know and be able to do, and teaching quality varies. This means some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge, particularly in writing and basic skills, and do not build deep, well-connected knowledge over time. Assessment is not used consistently well to identify and close these gaps. Progress through the curriculum is variable as a result, and some pupils are not as well prepared for their next steps as they should be. Leadership has experienced significant turnover in recent years, which has slowed improvement. New leaders have accurately identified the weaknesses and are taking appropriate action, but these improvements are at an early stage and their impact is not yet evident. Some leaders lack sufficient oversight of their areas of responsibility, and governors have historically not provided enough support and challenge to drive sustained improvements in teaching quality. The school has the foundations and capacity to improve but requires consistent implementation of its plans to raise the quality of curriculum and teaching across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and have positive attitudes to learning
• Strong pastoral care and positive relationships between pupils and staff
• High attendance rates, better than national averages
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture of safeguarding
• Effective early identification of pupils with SEND and appropriate support
• Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics at the end of key stage 2
• Broad and enriching personal development programme, including trips and leadership roles
• Pupils develop respect for diversity and prepare well for life in modern Britain

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum does not clearly set out the knowledge and skills pupils should learn in some subjects and in the early years
• Teaching quality varies, with inconsistent use of pedagogical strategies and assessment
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge, particularly in writing and basic skills, are not quickly identified and addressed
• Pupils do not consistently build deep, well-connected knowledge over time or make connections to prior learning
• Some pupils are not well prepared for their next steps in education
• A few pupils are less sure about how to support their mental health and PSHE knowledge lacks depth
• Leaders lack sufficient oversight and understanding of their areas of responsibility, hindering improvement
• Governors have not provided sufficient support and challenge to drive sustained improvements in teaching quality

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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.5% 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 The Boyle and Petyt 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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% 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, 8.9% of pupils at The Boyle and Petyt 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 2025–26 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School received £8,420 and spent £8,540 for each of its 77 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £104,000 (£1,349 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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was The Boyle and Petyt Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Boyle and Petyt Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does The Boyle and Petyt Primary School have?

The Boyle and Petyt Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Boyle and Petyt Primary School cover?

The Boyle and Petyt Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is The Boyle and Petyt Primary School?

The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is at Beamsley, The Boyle and Petyt Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6HE.