Community school · North Yorkshire

Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School

4–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121417URN

Elliot Street, Skipton, BD23 1PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

104 applications for 30 places · 20th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

104 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 3.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 3.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 3.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	104	3.5	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	97	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2024	30	113	3.8	36	1.20
Sep 2023	27	115	4.3	28	1.04
Sep 2022	30	100	3.3	56	1.87
Sep 2021	29	91	3.1	41	1.41
Sep 2020	30	101	3.4	47	1.57
Sep 2019	31	110	3.6	51	1.65
Sep 2018	30	91	3.0	49	1.63
Sep 2017	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	100	3.3	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	93	3.1	42	1.40
Sep 2014	29	85	2.9	45	1.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 81% · Maths 74% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%119th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	16%	106	107
2023/24	85%	3%	107	108
2022/23	81%	25%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Skipton, Water Street Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
0.1 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Requires improvement2019

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greatwood Community Primary School
1.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
2.6 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Embsay Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
3.5 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Cononley Primary School
4.8 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121417 · 815/2356
Capacity: 210 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Elliot Street, Skipton, BD23 1PE
Local authority: North Yorkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources