Primary school in Skipton, North Yorkshire
Embsay Church of England Primary School
Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6RH
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 19 March 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Places
- 207
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Craven 009E, 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
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Charlotte Million-Hicks
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- URN
- 152338
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skipton, Water Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 61% | 1.7 mi |
| Skipton Parish Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 69% | 1.7 mi |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 50% | 1.8 mi |
| Greatwood Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 77% | 2 mi |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2019 | 71% | 2 mi |
| Bradleys Both Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 82% | 3.3 mi |
| Carleton Endowed CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 41% | 3.3 mi |
| Wharfedale Montessori SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 3.4 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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