Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School

School overview

Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School is a primary school serving Skipton, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 216 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School 'Good'. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 24.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 28.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.