Hellifield Community Primary School
Kendal Road, Hellifield, Skipton, BD23 4HA
- 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
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 121402
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01729850215
About this school
Hellifield Community Primary School is a community primary school in Skipton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 77 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 70% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 60% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Hellifield 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 | 50% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hellifield Community Primary School compares
Hellifield Community Primary School ranked 181st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 16.2% | 77 | — |
| Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School | 25% | 4.4% | 16.3% | 53 | 1.4 miles |
| Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School | 60% | 3.7% | 8.7% | 55 | 4.3 miles |
| Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 43% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 188 | 4.8 miles |
| Gargrave Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 5.0 miles |
| Gisburn Primary School | 94% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 140 | 5.2 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Settle
-
Gargrave Church of England Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Gisburn Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Clitheroe
Other schools in Skipton
Hellifield Community Primary School ranks 11th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Skipton.
- Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Primary
- Embsay Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Greatwood Community Primary School Primary
- Kettlewell Primary School Primary
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hellifield Community Primary School teach?
- Hellifield Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hellifield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hellifield Community Primary School is Mrs Catherine Maddocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hellifield Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hellifield 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 Hellifield Community Primary School?
- Hellifield Community Primary School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hellifield Community Primary School full?
- Hellifield Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 77 on roll (73%), 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 Hellifield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hellifield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hellifield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hellifield Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hellifield Community Primary School?
- Hellifield Community 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 Hellifield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hellifield Community Primary School rank locally?
- Hellifield Community Primary School ranked 181st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hellifield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hellifield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hellifield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hellifield 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.