What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 19 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained · as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 121559
- 25 February 2020Graded inspection: Good · as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 121559
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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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2025 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2024 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 2.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
Dashed bars: as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), the previous school.
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 * | 29 | 55 | 1.9 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 * | 23 | 47 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 * | 23 | 59 | 2.6 | 25 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 * | 28 | 61 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 26 | 49 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 * | 24 | 44 | 1.8 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2020 * | 25 | 43 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 * | 25 | 41 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 56 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 * | 29 | 49 | 1.7 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 46 | 1.5 | 29 | 0.97 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Embsay Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained2025
- 2.8 km · North YorkshireGood20233.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · North YorkshireGood20243.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · North Yorkshire20263.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · North YorkshireGood20231.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · North YorkshireRequires improvement20193.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · North Yorkshire20263.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20253.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · North YorkshireRemains Good20243.3applications 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152338 · 815/3236
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 207 pupils
- Opened
- 1 May 2026
- Replaced
- Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559)
- Address
- Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6RH
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources