Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School
Elliot Street, Skipton, BD23 1PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Gunstone
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 121417
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756793026
About this school
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School is a community primary school in Skipton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 215 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
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 | 32 | 34 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 85% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 3% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 91% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 88% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Skipton, Water Street 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 | 81% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 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 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School compares
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School ranked 120th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 215 | — |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 20.6% | 148 | 0.1 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 140 | 0.3 miles |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5% | 37.3% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Greatwood Community Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School | 41% | 6% | 13.9% | 120 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 5.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Greatwood Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Skipton
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Hellifield 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School teach?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School is Mr Neil Gunstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skipton, Water Street 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 Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School full?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School rank locally?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School ranked 120th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skipton, Water Street 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.