Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Craven Street, Skipton, BD23 2AP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by Christ Church 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 Diane Cooper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 121590
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Christ Church 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 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - |
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 Christ Church 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 | 67% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 62% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 20.7% | 145 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 140 | 0.0 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 20.6% | 148 | 0.3 miles |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | 61% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 215 | 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 | 0.4 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.7%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Greatwood Community Primary School0.4 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 Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Skipton.
- Has Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Christ Church 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 Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Christ Church 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 67% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ Church 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 31 December 2023.