Greatwood Community Primary School
Pinhaw Road, Skipton, BD23 2SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Whittaker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Star Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 148021
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756793609
About this school
Greatwood Community Primary School is a primary academy in Skipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greatwood Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
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 | 29 | 25 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Greatwood Community 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 | 69% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greatwood Community Primary School compares
Greatwood Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 208 | — |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5% | 37.3% | 221 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 140 | 0.4 miles |
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School | 61% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 20.6% | 148 | 0.7 miles |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School | 41% | 6% | 13.9% | 120 | 1.4 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.56%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 8.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Skipton
Greatwood Community Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- 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
- Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greatwood Community Primary School teach?
- Greatwood Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Greatwood Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greatwood Community Primary School is Mr Mark Whittaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greatwood Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greatwood Community 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 many pupils are at Greatwood Community Primary School?
- Greatwood Community Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greatwood Community Primary School full?
- Greatwood Community Primary School has capacity for 243 pupils and 208 on roll (86%), 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 Greatwood Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greatwood Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greatwood Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greatwood Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Greatwood Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Greatwood Community Primary School is part of NORTHERN STAR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greatwood Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greatwood Community Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Greatwood Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Greatwood Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Greatwood Community 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 Greatwood Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greatwood Community 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.