Cowling Community Primary School
Gill Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Dawson
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 134
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 121388
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535632198
About this school
Cowling Community Primary School is a community primary school in Keighley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 52% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 62% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 62% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 52% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Cowling Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cowling Community Primary School compares
Cowling Community Primary School ranked 164th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.6% | 11.1% | 118 | — |
| Lothersdale Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 100 | 2.0 miles |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | 54% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 381 | 2.4 miles |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 13.1% | 194 | 2.5 miles |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.3% | 20.9% | 105 | 2.5 miles |
| Cononley Primary School | — | 4.9% | 7.3% | 127 | 2.8 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)
- 11.11%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lothersdale Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Glusburn Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School2.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Cononley Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Cowling Community Primary School ranks 23rd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Keighley.
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
- Haworth Primary School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cowling Community Primary School teach?
- Cowling Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Cowling Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cowling Community Primary School is Mrs Kate Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cowling Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cowling Community 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 big is Cowling Community Primary School?
- Cowling Community Primary School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cowling Community Primary School full?
- Cowling Community Primary School has capacity for 134 pupils and 118 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cowling Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cowling Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cowling Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cowling Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cowling Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cowling Community Primary School rank locally?
- Cowling Community Primary School ranked 164th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cowling Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Cowling Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cowling Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cowling Community 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 30 June 2026.