Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School at a glance

Located in Skipton, North Yorkshire, Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 90 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 64% 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 21.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Gargrave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. 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.