Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

About Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 41 applications for just 14 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.93. Of those 41 applications, 15 were first-preference choices, and 12 first-preference offers were made. This level of demand suggests the school has a strong reputation in the North Yorkshire area. The school is a small, mixed, state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England religious character. It currently has 106 pupils on roll, just one over its official capacity of 105. The headteacher is Judi Jackson. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2024, the school was rated Good overall, with personal development judged to be Outstanding. Behaviour and attitudes, quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management were all rated Good.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is exactly in line with the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60%. The school’s average scaled scores were 101 in maths and 102 in reading. A higher proportion of pupils reached the higher standard in maths (20%) than in reading (10%), while no pupils achieved the higher standard in writing. Nationally, the school ranks in the 57th percentile for the combined expected standard, placing it in the bottom 50% tier of schools nationally. Within North Yorkshire, it ranks 114th out of 223 primary schools. Its previous Ofsted inspection in 2012 rated the school Outstanding overall, so the 2024 Good rating represents a change in the school’s inspection grade.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, art studios, gymnasium, library, playing fields, an outdoor playground, a forest school area and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, cricket, netball, athletics and dance, and there are clubs such as coding, chess, choir, science club and film club. The school has identified SEND provisions for pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 14.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment. This is a small, oversubscribed village school that suits families who value a strong community feel, a Church of England ethos, and a broad range of extracurricular activities within a rural North Yorkshire setting.

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