Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Lothersdale Primary School

4–11Ages
100Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142201URN

Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

42 applications for 18 places · 63rd of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to North Yorkshire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

42 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 3.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 3.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2017 3.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2015 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.5; 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 Lothersdale Community Primary School (URN 121409), 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	18	42	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2025	9	26	2.9	9	1.00
Sep 2024	15	55	3.7	24	1.60
Sep 2023	14	45	3.2	13	0.93
Sep 2022	15	42	2.8	21	1.40
Sep 2021	15	44	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	35	2.3	19	1.27
Sep 2019	15	46	3.1	22	1.47
Sep 2018	15	40	2.7	21	1.40
Sep 2017	14	42	3.0	15	1.07
Sep 2016	14	38	2.7	17	1.21
Sep 2015 *	14	39	2.8	12	0.86
Sep 2014 *	11	27	2.5	15	1.36

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 88% · Maths 94% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%77th of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	69%	13%	105	108
2023/24	87%	7%	108	112
2022/23	61%	11%	109	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

Lothersdale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cowling Community Primary School
3.2 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cononley Primary School
3.9 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place
Earby Springfield Primary School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
4.3 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Glusburn Community Primary School
5.1 km · North Yorkshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Thornton in Craven Community Primary School
5.3 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Kelbrook Primary School
5.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bradleys Both Community Primary School
5.6 km · North Yorkshire

2026

3.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142201 · 815/2346
Trust: Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust
Capacity: 108 pupils · 100 on roll
Free school meals: 3.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: Lothersdale Community Primary School (URN 121409)
Address: Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HB
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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