Cononley Primary School, Keighley

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Cononley Primary School. We are situated in the village of Cononley, about two miles from the market town of Skipton, ‘Gateway to the Dales’. Our school is at the centre of a vibrant community and plays an active role in village life. We have strong links with other local schools in the surrounding villages and in Skipton."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, STEM, art and maths club.

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile Phones , Fit Bits and Smart Watches (see also Online Safety Policy) Children are not allowed 'Fit Bits' (or similar devices) or Smart Watches in school."

Cononley Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Cononley Community Primary School (URN 121387), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Cononley Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cononley Primary School are Bradleys Both Community Primary School (1.2 miles, 82% reading, 91% maths); Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 55% reading, 70% maths); Glusburn Community Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 75% maths); and Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School (1.9 miles, 81% reading, 69% maths).

Cononley Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (17.3%) received SEN support and 3 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Cononley Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cononley Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Cononley Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.