Cowling Community Primary School
Gill Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0DFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cowling Community Primary School is a primary school in Keighley for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 20th of 32 primary schools in Keighley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 February 2015, report published 10 March 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Pupils love all aspects of Cowling Community Primary School. They are happy and proud to attend here. Pupils feel safe in this friendly, welcoming school. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring. Staff know the pupils well and take good care of them. The school helps and encourages all pupils to shine. The curriculum is varied and ambitious. Teachers make lessons interesting and fun. As a result, pupils love learning. Pupils behave well. They follow the school '4Rs': ready, responsible, respectful and resilient. Pupils strive to do well and are proud of their achievements. They work together cooperatively and play happily at breaktimes. Older pupils help the younger ones at lunchtimes. Bullying is extremely rare. Pupils are confident that staff will help them to sort out any friendship issues. The school provides many experiences to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. Pupils help to take care of the local environment. For example, they litter pick and help with the development of the local park. Pupils are proud of their leadership roles. They have the chance to be play leaders or reading ambassadors. The well-being ambassadors are trained to help other pupils. Pupils are looking forward to Voting Day, when they will choose new school councillors.
What the school should improve
- In some of the foundation subjects, the school is still working out how to check what pupils know and remember. Where this is the case, it is difficult for teachers to know how well pupils are achieving. Sometimes, this affects how well teaching is adjusted to help pupils learn the intended curriculum. The school should refine further the assessment approaches in these subjects, so that teachers have the information they need about pupils' learning and achievement to ensure that pupils achieve highly across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
19 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
118 pupils on roll, with places for 134
Schools near Cowling Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lothersdale Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 69% met the expected standard |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Cononley Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Dawson
- Phone
- 01535632198
- Address
- Gill Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0DF
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 121388
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.