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Glusburn Community Primary School

Community school · Keighley · BD20 8PJ

Ages 3–11 · 381 pupils · North Yorkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-12-08

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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
330

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

35

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
78
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

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 fill92%

381 pupils · 416 places

Pupils on roll
381
Boys / girls
193 / 188
School capacity
416
Capacity fill
381 / 416 (92%)
Free school meals
12.9%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Katie Smith

Location

Address
Colne Road, Glusburn
Postcode
BD20 8PJ
Town
Keighley
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 3–11, in Keighley, North Yorkshire, 381 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 12.9%.

Open schools in Keighley
40
Primary schools in Keighley
33
Academies among open schools in Keighley
70% (28)
Open schools in BD20
16
Primary in BD20
12
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 KeighleyNear BD20

  • Eastburn Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Keighley · BD20 8UX · Bradford

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM13.1%

    1.0 miles away

  • Cononley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Keighley · BD20 8NA · North Yorkshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM7.1%

    1.6 miles away

  • Steeton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Keighley · BD20 6NN · Bradford

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand0.90

    2.1 miles away

  • Cowling Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Keighley · BD22 0DF · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand0.89

    2.4 miles away

  • Bradleys Both Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Keighley · BD20 9EF · North Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.05

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Katie Smith
Telephone
01535632145
Website
http://www.glusburn.n-yorks.sch.uk/

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