Otley the Whartons Primary School
The Whartons, Otley, LS21 2BS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Otley the Whartons Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Dickson
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 107881
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
About this school
Otley the Whartons Primary School was a community primary school in Otley. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 11% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 74% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Otley the Whartons Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Otley the Whartons Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 182 | — |
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Ashfield Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 212 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | 67% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 212 | 1.1 miles |
| Westgate Primary School | 69% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 226 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 2.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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Otley the Whartons Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Otley
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Ashfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Otley
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley0.8 miles
Primary · Otley
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Otley All Saints CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Otley
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Westgate Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Otley
Other schools in Otley
- Ashfield Primary School Primary
- Askwith Primary School Primary
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Primary
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Primary
- Westgate Primary School Primary
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Otley the Whartons Primary School teach?
- Otley the Whartons Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Otley.
- Has Otley the Whartons Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Otley the Whartons Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Otley the Whartons Primary School?
- Otley the Whartons Primary School had 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Otley the Whartons Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Otley the Whartons Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Otley the Whartons Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.