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Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 140 pupils Skipton
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Christ Church Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Skipton for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 140 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church Church of England Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Craven Street
Christ Church Primary School
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 2AP
Phone 01756793030
Reference Number 150213

General Makeup

Number of pupils 140
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 11 18
2 16 5 21
3 11 11 22
4 6 15 21
5 9 13 22
6 12 10 22

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66.4%
Pakistani 17.9%
White, Other 4.3%
African 4.3%
White & Asian 2.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Indian 0.7%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, inspected in December 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
04 Jan 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 108
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Christ Church Church of England Primary School had 145 pupils for 140 places. That is 5 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Skipton Primary” planning area

North Yorkshire counted 118 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 108 in 2029–30, down 8%.

20242025
Places 140140
Pupils 147145
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%

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 Christ Church Church of England Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 4.7%4.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.8%

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 Christ Church Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00

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 Christ Church Church of England Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 10.911.4
Teachers who left state teaching 15.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 25.0–

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, 18.6% of pupils at Christ Church Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 14 0
Social, emotional and mental health 5 0
Speech, language and communication needs 5 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Severe learning difficulty 0 1

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 2024–25 Christ Church Church of England Primary School received £6,813 and spent £7,121 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £85,000 (£586 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,495 and spending £7,413 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £85,000
per pupil £586
In-year balance -£45,000
per pupil -£308

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PJ
0.32 miles
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Elliot Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PE
0.35 miles
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Brougham Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2ES
0.37 miles
Brougham Street Nursery School
Brougham Street, Skipton, BD23 2ES
0.39 miles
Greatwood Community Primary School
Pinhaw Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2SJ
0.42 miles
Otley Street Community Nursery School
Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1ET
0.44 miles
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
Carleton-in-Craven, Carleton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3DE
1.29 miles
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
Skipton Road, Bradley, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 9EF
1.9 miles
Embsay Church of England Primary School
Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6RH
2.01 miles
Cononley Primary School
Meadow Lane, Cononley, Keighley, North Yorkshire, BD20 8NA
2.65 miles
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Priest Bank Road, Kildwick, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 9BH
3.68 miles
Lothersdale Primary School
Lothersdale, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8HB
3.94 miles
Gargrave Church of England Primary School
Neville Road, Gargrave, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3RE
4.08 miles
Glusburn Community Primary School
Colne Road, Glusburn, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8PJ
4.16 miles
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School
Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7JS
4.45 miles
Eastburn Primary School
Green Close, Eastburn, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8UX
4.53 miles
Silsden Primary School
Hawber Cote Lane, Silsden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 0JJ
4.54 miles
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School
Bridge Road, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7ES
4.6 miles
Name Distance
Brooklands School
Burnside Avenue, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2DB
0.25 miles
Ermysted's Grammar School
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PL
0.41 miles
Skipton Girls' High School
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1QL
0.51 miles
The Skipton Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ
0.76 miles
Craven College
Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1US
0.85 miles
South Craven School
Holme Lane, Cross Hills, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL
4.2 miles

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What is Christ Church Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Christ Church Church of England Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

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

Christ Church Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

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

Christ Church Church of England Primary School has 140 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Christ Church Church of England Primary School?

Christ Church Church of England Primary School is at Craven Street, Christ Church Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2AP.

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