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Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Peel

location_onSkipton, BD23 3RE

language Visit Website phone 1756749433

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Skipton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Skipton, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 90 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #118 of 244 primaries in North Yorkshire and #9,591 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths91% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 3.0

-5.2

Write

LA 0.0

-7.7 to -2.7

1.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.0 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 2.6

-1.9

Write

LA -0.2

-4.3 to 0.5

0.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.3 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.4

-5.1 to 0.7

-1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-4.1 to 1.5

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.5 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 September 2021

Inspection Report

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07 November 2017

Inspection Report

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22 January 2013

Inspection Report

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13 July 2010

Inspection Report

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29 November 2006

Inspection Report

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04 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-01-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 90 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	90	3	3.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	89	1	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	91	1	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	90	3	3.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	92	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	94	3	3.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	97	2	2.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	3	3.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	4	4.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	98	1	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	105	1	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	127	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	135	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	123	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy

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