# Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School

Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School is a primary school in North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 215 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E121417. [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 215
- Council: North Yorkshire
- URN: 121417

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils at Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in North Yorkshire and 62% in England.
16% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-a-voluntary-academy-e142023): 130 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ermysted's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ermysteds-grammar-school-e121716): 300 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 64.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Otley Street Community Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/otley-street-community-nursery-school-e121269): 460 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Skipton Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skipton-girls-high-school-e136664): 560 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 67.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Christ Church Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e150213): 560 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2019, before the school changed. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skipton-parish-church-of-england-primary-school-e147764): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/121417)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121417)

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