St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Skipton, North Yorkshire
BD23 1PJ
Composite score
44.2

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Skipton, North Yorkshire, St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 153 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in February 2026. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 further down the page.

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#9,430
National rank
#955
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#137
In North Yorkshire
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

School profile

Pupils on roll 153 % FSM ever-6 20.6% % EAL 51.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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