1
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 2ES
2
11 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in BD23
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of BD23. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
18
Outstanding
0
Good
15
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 88% · RI: 6% · I: 6%
2
Threshfield Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 5NP
2
21 Jan 2024
3
Greatwood Community Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 2SJ
2
21 Nov 2023
4
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 1PE
2
28 Mar 2023
5
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 1PJ
2
24 Mar 2022
6
Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 3RE
2
15 Nov 2021
7
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 6RH
2
26 May 2020
8
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School
Skipton • BD23 4BY
2
10 Mar 2019
9
Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 6LQ
2
29 Jan 2019
10
Kettlewell Primary School
Skipton • North Yorkshire • BD23 5HX
2
25 Jun 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Thornton in Craven Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2013
- Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School 2 • Dec 2013
- Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Sep 2013
- Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School 2 • Nov 2012
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School 2 • Dec 2011
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 3 • Jan 2020
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School 4 • Sep 2021
- Hellifield Community Primary School Not judged • Oct 2024