Primary school in Keighley, North Yorkshire
Cononley Primary School
Meadow Lane, Cononley, Keighley, North Yorkshire, BD20 8NA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- Places
- 151
- How full
- 84% full — 127 of 151 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 67 / 60
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 12%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Craven 007A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 50%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 82%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Catherine Pickles
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Aire Valley
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- URN
- 151421
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradleys Both Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 82% | 1.2 mi |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 50% | 1.5 mi |
| Glusburn Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 54% | 1.6 mi |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 56% | 1.9 mi |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 41% | 2 mi |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 53% | 2.1 mi |
| Eastburn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 77% | 2.3 mi |
| Lothersdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 2.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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