St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
Gargrave Road, Skipton, BD23 1PJ
148 pupils · 68% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 46 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 49 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 9 | 31 | 10 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 13 | 25 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 30 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 14 | 27 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 15 | 32 | 19 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2019) · previous system
- Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Greatwood Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Embsay Church of England Primary School 2.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.