Cononley Primary School
Meadow Lane, Cononley, Keighley, BD20 8NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Pickles
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust (YCAT)
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 151
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 151421
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01535633040
About this school
Cononley Primary School is a primary academy in Keighley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 127 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
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 Cononley Community Primary School (URN 121387).
How Cononley Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 7.3% | 127 | — |
| Bradleys Both Community Primary School | 82% | 3.1% | 9% | 124 | 1.2 miles |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 141 | 1.5 miles |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | 54% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 381 | 1.6 miles |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 56% | 5.3% | 20.9% | 105 | 1.9 miles |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School | 41% | 6% | 13.9% | 120 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
- 21 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.25%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradleys Both Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Glusburn Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Keighley
-
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Skipton
Other schools in Keighley
- Beckfoot Nessfield Primary
- Bradleys Both Community 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
- Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cononley Primary School teach?
- Cononley Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Keighley.
- Who is the headteacher of Cononley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cononley Primary School is Mrs Catherine Pickles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cononley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cononley 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 Cononley Primary School?
- Cononley Primary School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cononley Primary School full?
- Cononley Primary School has capacity for 151 pupils and 127 on roll (84%), 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 Cononley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cononley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cononley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cononley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Cononley Primary School?
- Cononley 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.
- What is Cononley Primary School's absence rate?
- Cononley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census.
- Does Cononley Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cononley Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.