Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6RH
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by Embsay Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Million-Hicks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 121559
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Skipton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 61% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 77% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 31% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 15% 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 | 44% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 192 | — |
| Embsay Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | 61% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 215 | 1.7 miles |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5% | 37.3% | 221 | 1.7 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 20.6% | 148 | 1.8 miles |
| Greatwood Community Primary School | 77% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 208 | 2.0 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)
- 4.08%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 7.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Embsay Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Greatwood Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other 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 ages does Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Skipton.
- Has Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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.