Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Askwith Primary School

3–11Ages
105Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142189URN

Askwith, Otley, LS21 2HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

41 applications for 15 places · 47th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

94%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: Outstanding · 9 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 15 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 3.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Askwith Community Primary School (URN 121379), the previous school.

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	15	41	2.7	20	1.33
Sep 2025	13	31	2.4	13	1.00
Sep 2024	5	19	3.8	5	1.00
Sep 2023	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2022	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2021	13	28	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2020	15	31	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2019	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2018	15	48	3.2	21	1.40
Sep 2017	15	34	2.3	14	0.93
Sep 2016	19	42	2.2	20	1.05
Sep 2015 *	10	33	3.3	11	1.10
Sep 2014 *	17	34	2.0	13	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 94% · Maths 100% → all three 94% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard94%3rd of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth24%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard41%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	94%	12%	108	110
2023/24	89%	22%	112	112
2022/23	82%	18%	110	110

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

Askwith Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.7applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Burley Oaks Primary School
2.4 km · Bradford

Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Bradford

Outstanding2024

4.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ashfield Primary School
3.1 km · Leeds

2026

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Otley the Whartons Primary School
3.8 km · Leeds

Remains Good2022
Ben Rhydding Primary School
3.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2024
Westgate Primary School
4.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley
4.3 km · Leeds

Good2024

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
4.5 km · Bradford

Good2022

3.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142189 · 815/2302
Trust: Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 105 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Askwith Community Primary School (URN 121379)
Address: Askwith, Otley, LS21 2HX
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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