Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Skipton, North Yorkshire·BD23 4BY
Composite score
74.0
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#1,257
National rank
#124
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#18
In North Yorkshire
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
30%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
17
any preference, for 9 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
54
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,290
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School at a glance

Located in Skipton, North Yorkshire, Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school. The school educates roughly 54 pupils aged 3 to 11. 60% 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 23.0 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 among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 30% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 9 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 17.3 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. Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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