Giggleswick Primary School
Giggleswick Primary School, Church Street, Settle, BD24 0BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Maddocks
- Federation
- The Ribblesdale Federation
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 121392
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01729822248
About this school
Giggleswick Primary School is a community primary school in Settle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 75 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 71% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 14% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 100% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| 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 Giggleswick 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 | 40% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Giggleswick Primary School compares
Giggleswick Primary School ranked 87th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 | 67% | 3.2% | 8% | 75 | — |
| Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 43% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| Austwick Church of England VA Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 53 | 3.8 miles |
| Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School | 25% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 53 | 3.9 miles |
| Hellifield Community Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 16.2% | 77 | 5.3 miles |
| Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School | 60% | 3.7% | 8.7% | 55 | 5.6 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.
Inspection history
- 27 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report21 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.18%
- Persistent absence
- 2.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Settle
-
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Hellifield Community Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Settle
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Settle College Secondary
- Giggleswick School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Giggleswick Primary School teach?
- Giggleswick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Settle.
- Who is the headteacher of Giggleswick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Giggleswick Primary School is Mrs Catherine Maddocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Giggleswick Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Giggleswick 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 Giggleswick Primary School?
- Giggleswick Primary School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Giggleswick Primary School full?
- Giggleswick Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 75 on roll (83%), 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 Giggleswick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Giggleswick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Giggleswick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Giggleswick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Giggleswick Primary School?
- Giggleswick Primary School is part of the The Ribblesdale Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Giggleswick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Giggleswick Primary School rank locally?
- Giggleswick Primary School ranked 87th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Giggleswick Primary School's absence rate?
- Giggleswick Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Giggleswick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Giggleswick 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.