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Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 188Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 121587URN

Bond Lane, Settle, BD24 9BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.7per place
0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

44 applications for 26 places · 109th of 136 in North Yorkshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
43%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Inspection history

  1. 19 April 2023
    Graded inspection: Good
  2. 3 February 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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
1.7applications per place, Reception
0.8 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
  2. 2025 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
  4. 2023 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  7. 2020 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  8. 2019 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
  9. 2018 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  10. 2017 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
  12. 2015 1.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
  13. 2014 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202626441.7240.92
Sep 202525481.9251.00
Sep 202417352.1171.00
Sep 202319341.8191.00
Sep 202230391.3321.07
Sep 202120271.4201.00
Sep 202021281.3211.00
Sep 201924291.2241.00
Sep 201830441.5381.27
Sep 201723251.1231.00
Sep 201619201.1191.00
Sep 201522251.1221.00
Sep 201413161.2131.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 77% · Maths 51% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%192nd of 232 in North Yorkshire
Reading
Expected standard69%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard77%
Greater depth11%
Maths
Expected standard51%
Higher standard6%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • North Yorkshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2543%6%103101
2023/2445%0%103101
2022/2372%4%106104

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

  • 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
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
121587 · 815/3270
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals
11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Replaced
Langcliffe Community Primary School (URN 121408)
Address
Bond Lane, Settle, BD24 9BW
Local authority
North Yorkshire

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