Lothersdale Primary School
Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Tyson
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 142201
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535632510
About this school
Lothersdale Primary School is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 87% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 100% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 100% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 112.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| 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 Lothersdale 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 | 61% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lothersdale Primary School compares
Lothersdale Primary School ranked 80th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 100 | — |
| Cowling Community Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 11.1% | 118 | 2.0 miles |
| Cononley Primary School | — | 4.9% | 7.3% | 127 | 2.4 miles |
| Earby Springfield Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 50% | 126 | 2.6 miles |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School | 41% | 6% | 13.9% | 120 | 2.7 miles |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | 54% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 381 | 3.2 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)
- 1.9%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 5.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cowling Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Cononley Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Earby Springfield Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Barnoldswick
-
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Glusburn Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Keighley
Other schools in Keighley
Lothersdale Primary School ranks 11th of the 32 ranked primary 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 year groups does Lothersdale Primary School teach?
- Lothersdale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Lothersdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lothersdale Primary School is Mrs Melanie Tyson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lothersdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lothersdale 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 Lothersdale Primary School?
- Lothersdale Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lothersdale Primary School full?
- Lothersdale Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lothersdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lothersdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lothersdale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lothersdale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lothersdale Primary School?
- Lothersdale Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lothersdale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lothersdale Primary School rank locally?
- Lothersdale Primary School ranked 80th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lothersdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Lothersdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lothersdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lothersdale 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 2 July 2026.