The Boyle and Petyt Primary School
Beamsley, Skipton, BD23 6HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Corner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 121621
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756710378
About this school
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in Skipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 79 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 42% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 17% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 92% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 83% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | - | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
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 The Boyle and Petyt 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 | 57% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Boyle and Petyt Primary School compares
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School ranked 96th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 79 | — |
| Addingham Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 192 | 1.9 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School | 82% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 330 | 3.7 miles |
| Ashlands Primary School | 66% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 266 | 4.1 miles |
| The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 58% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 118 | 4.3 miles |
| Embsay Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 4.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.11%
- Persistent absence
- 1.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Addingham Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
All Saints' CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Ashlands Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ilkley
-
Embsay Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Skipton
The Boyle and Petyt Primary School ranks 7th of the 13 ranked primary 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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School teach?
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Boyle and Petyt Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Boyle and Petyt Primary School is Mr Peter Corner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Boyle and Petyt Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Boyle and Petyt 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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School?
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Boyle and Petyt Primary School full?
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School has capacity for 98 pupils and 79 on roll (81%), 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 The Boyle and Petyt Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Boyle and Petyt Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Boyle and Petyt Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Boyle and Petyt Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Boyle and Petyt Primary School rank locally?
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School ranked 96th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's absence rate?
- The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Boyle and Petyt Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Boyle and Petyt 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 15 July 2026.