Voluntary controlled school · North Yorkshire

Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
141Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121600URN

Priest Bank Road, Kildwick, Keighley, BD20 9BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

2.0 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

90 applications for 20 places · 2nd of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

4.5applications per place, Reception

2.0 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 4.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 5.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 6.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 4.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 4.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 5.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 5.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 5.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 5.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 6.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 4.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.5
2014 4.2; 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	20	90	4.5	19	0.95
Sep 2025	19	82	4.3	19	1.00
Sep 2024	17	88	5.2	15	0.88
Sep 2023	17	106	6.2	22	1.29
Sep 2022	17	77	4.5	19	1.12
Sep 2021	17	78	4.6	15	0.88
Sep 2020	17	85	5.0	17	1.00
Sep 2019	17	94	5.5	22	1.29
Sep 2018	17	95	5.6	23	1.35
Sep 2017	16	86	5.4	15	0.94
Sep 2016	17	114	6.7	28	1.65
Sep 2015	17	83	4.9	21	1.24
Sep 2014	17	71	4.2	22	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 80% · Maths 70% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%170th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	0%	102	102
2023/24	65%	9%	106	103
2022/23	64%	18%	108	106

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

Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Eastburn Primary School
1.4 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2022

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Glusburn Community Primary School
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School
1.9 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cononley Primary School
2.5 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Steeton Primary School
2.8 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Silsden Primary School
2.9 km · Bradford

2026

1.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
2.9 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121600 · 815/3287
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 141 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Priest Bank Road, Kildwick, Keighley, BD20 9BH
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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