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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 121602

Askrigg Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Leyburn · DL8 3BJ

Ages 4–11 · 39 pupils · North Yorkshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
62

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

2

Places offered

2

1st-preference offers

2

Total preferences (any rank)
3
Preferred offers (top 3)
2
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill75%

39 pupils · 52 places

Pupils on roll
39
Boys / girls
23 / 16
School capacity
52
Capacity fill
39 / 52 (75%)
Free school meals
10.3%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Federation
BAWB Federation
Headteacher
Ms Vicky Collins

Location

Address
Yorebridge, Askrigg
Postcode
DL8 3BJ
Town
Leyburn
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, 39 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.3%.

Open schools in Leyburn
6
Primary schools in Leyburn
5
Academies among open schools in Leyburn
17% (1)
Open schools in DL8
15
Primary in DL8
11
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Vicky Collins
Telephone
01969650331

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