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Giggleswick Primary School

Community school · Settle · BD24 0BJ

Ages 4–11 · 75 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

3.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-27

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)40%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
62

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

75 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
75
Boys / girls
33 / 42
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
75 / 90 (83%)
Free school meals
6.7%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community 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
Community school
Federation
The Ribblesdale Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Maddocks

Location

Address
Giggleswick Primary School, Church Street, Giggleswick
Postcode
BD24 0BJ
Town
Settle
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Urban/rural
Larger 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Settle, North Yorkshire, 75 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.7%.

Open schools in Settle
4
Primary schools in Settle
2
Academies among open schools in Settle
0% (0)
Open schools in BD24
4
Primary in BD24
2
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.

Compare with theseAll in SettleNear BD24

  • Giggleswick School

    Other independent school

    Settle · BD24 0DE · North Yorkshire

    Ages 2–19

    • Att837.3
    • EM5+0%

    0.1 miles away

  • Settle College

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Secondary

    Settle · BD24 0AU · North Yorkshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att842.4
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence7.0%

    0.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Maddocks
Telephone
01729822248
Website
http://www.giggleswick-pri.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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