Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Neville Road, Gargrave, Skipton, BD23 3RE
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Gargrave Church of England Primary 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 Sarah Peel
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 121599
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Skipton. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
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 | 22 | 13 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 85% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 100% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 92% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 85% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 111.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Gargrave 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 | 41% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.7% | 20% | 94 | — |
| Gargrave Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Thornton in Craven Community Primary School | 85% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 91 | 3.7 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 20.6% | 148 | 3.9 miles |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School | 41% | 6% | 13.9% | 120 | 3.9 miles |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | 61% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 215 | 4.0 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gargrave Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Thornton-in-Craven
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School4.0 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 year groups does Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Skipton.
- When was Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Gargrave 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 41% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gargrave 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.