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Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

Primary · Skipton · BD23 6LQ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 24 January 2024

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At a glance

44 pupils · 85% of 52 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
2.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.cracoeprimaryschool.co.uk/
URN
121558

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 9 families named it first for 7 Reception places, 1.29 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 4.564 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 24 January 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.29 first-choice applications per place

7 places offered · 9 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
22/23
23/24
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4.564 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4.564 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

3 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (North Yorkshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (North Yorkshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.33 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Yorkshire: 2.43 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

20% of teachers took sickness absence, 14 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £63,220; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,800
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £178,405; in-year balance +£38,728

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64%62.3%
Social housing1.7%17.1%
Privately rented34.4%20.5%
Detached houses56%22.9%
Flats3.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027557 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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