Embsay Church of England Primary School, Skipton
Embsay Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Skipton, part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Embsay Church of England Primary School in detail
Results
Embsay Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Embsay Church of England Primary School
Across North Yorkshire, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in North Yorkshire lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 53 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (18.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Embsay Church of England Primary School are Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 70% maths); Skipton, Water Street Community Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Skipton Parish Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 55% maths).
Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSkipton, Water Street Community Primary SchoolSkipton Parish Church of England Primary SchoolSt Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy
The trust
Embsay Church of England Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Embsay (Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway), about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laurel Croft (adjacent), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Embsay Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Embsay Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), it was rated Good in February 2020. See Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), the school Embsay Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Embsay Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 65% to 59% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Embsay Church of England Primary School
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), the school Embsay Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Embsay Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 27 | 55 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 20 | 47 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 25 | 59 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 61 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 24 | 49 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 24 | 21 | 44 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 21 | 43 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 33 | 73 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 25 | 22 | 41 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 30 | 56 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 30 | 35 | 60 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 1.0 | 4 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Skipton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Skipton
Across North Yorkshire council
Places available
7,127
Applications
5,052
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across North Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), the school Embsay Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Embsay Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
3.8%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Embsay Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about Embsay Church of England Primary School
Are there exam results for Embsay Church of England Primary School?
Embsay Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Embsay Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Embsay Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Embsay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121559), it was rated Good in February 2020.
What is the catchment area for Embsay Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Embsay Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Embsay Church of England Primary School?
Apply through North Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Embsay Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Embsay Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Embsay Church of England Primary School?
Embsay Church of England Primary School is at Pasture Road, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6RH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)