Glusburn Community Primary School
Colne Road, Glusburn, Keighley, BD20 8PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 416
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 121447
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535632145
About this school
Glusburn Community Primary School is a community primary school in Keighley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 381 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 | 54 | 57 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 51% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 70% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Glusburn 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 | 65% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glusburn Community Primary School compares
Glusburn Community Primary School ranked 159th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 381 | — |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.3% | 20.9% | 105 | 0.3 miles |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 13.1% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 141 | 0.9 miles |
| Eastburn Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 199 | 1.0 miles |
| Cononley Primary School | — | 4.9% | 7.3% | 127 | 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)
- 14.61%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Eastburn Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Cononley Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Glusburn Community Primary School ranks 22nd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Keighley.
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- East Morton CofE Primary School Primary
- Eastburn Primary School Primary
- Eastwood Community 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 Glusburn Community Primary School teach?
- Glusburn Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Glusburn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glusburn Community Primary School is Mrs Katie Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glusburn Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glusburn 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 Glusburn Community Primary School?
- Glusburn Community Primary School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Glusburn Community Primary School full?
- Glusburn Community Primary School has capacity for 416 pupils and 381 on roll (92%), 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 Glusburn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glusburn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glusburn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glusburn Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Glusburn Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glusburn Community Primary School rank locally?
- Glusburn Community Primary School ranked 159th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glusburn Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Glusburn Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glusburn Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glusburn 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.