Threshfield Primary School
Low Road, Threshfield, Skipton, BD23 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Harper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 150397
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756752348
About this school
Threshfield Primary School is a primary academy in Skipton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Threshfield 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Threshfield School (URN 121594).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Threshfield Primary School compares
Threshfield Primary School ranked 61st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 115 | — |
| Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 56 | 0.4 miles |
| Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School | 86% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 47 | 2.5 miles |
| Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | — | 4% | 2.3% | 44 | 2.7 miles |
| Embsay Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 6.0 miles |
| Kettlewell Primary School | — | 4.4% | 7.1% | 31 | 6.1 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)
- 7.78%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.94%
- Persistent absence
- 1.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Skipton
- 2.7 miles
-
Embsay Church of England Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
-
Kettlewell Primary School6.1 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Skipton
Threshfield Primary School ranks 3rd 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 ages does Threshfield Primary School teach?
- Threshfield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Threshfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Threshfield Primary School is Miss Sarah Harper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Threshfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Threshfield 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 Threshfield Primary School?
- Threshfield Primary School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Threshfield Primary School full?
- Threshfield Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 115 on roll (97%), 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 Threshfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Threshfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Threshfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Threshfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Threshfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Threshfield 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 does Threshfield Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Threshfield Primary School ranked 61st of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Threshfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Threshfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census.
- What are Threshfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Threshfield 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 10 July 2026.