Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, BD20 7JS
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Orla Gibbons
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 121593
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Keighley. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sutton in Craven 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 | 27 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 6% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - |
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 Sutton in Craven 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 | 44% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 94 | — |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.3% | 20.9% | 105 | 0.0 miles |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 13.1% | 194 | 0.2 miles |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | 54% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 381 | 0.3 miles |
| Eastburn Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 141 | 1.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.1%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Glusburn Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Eastburn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other 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
- Glusburn Community Primary School Primary
- Haworth Primary School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Keighley.
- Has Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sutton in Craven 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 Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Sutton in Craven 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 44% in 2022/23 and 6% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sutton in Craven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton in Craven 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 28 October 2024.