Glusburn Community Primary School
Colne Road, Glusburn, Keighley, BD20 8PJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Glusburn Community Primary School is a primary school in Keighley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. It ranks 17th of 32 primary schools in Keighley. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 December 2022, report published 5 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 December 2022
Pupils are happy to learn at Glusburn Community Primary School. They are proud of its values of being 'ready, respectful and safe'. These priorities are tangible throughout the school. Pupils come to school eagerly and they are attentive in lessons. Pupils know about respect for themselves and others. As a result, the school is calm, and pupils are polite and well behaved. Pupils say that they can talk to a trusted adult when they have worries. They know that repeated unkind behaviour is classed as bullying. Pupils are confident that if bullying were to happen, then staff will sort it out. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. They want pupils to enjoy their learning, to be ready for their next steps and to contribute actively to their community. Leaders use local history and the community to enrich what pupils learn in each subject. Pupils are meaningfully engaged in leadership responsibilities. These include opportunities to be part of the 'Glusburn ambassadors', the enterprise team and the eco-team.
What the school should improve
- Curricular plans in early years are not always sufficiently refined nor communicated. This means that leaders' well-considered intentions are sometimes not clearly identified for all members of staff to implement. Leaders should make these explicit to ensure that all practitioners follow these closely and are clear about the granular intentions of the early years curriculum.
- Teaching is not consistently nor systematically well informed by what pupils reveal they know and can remember. Leaders should ensure that the evidence that teachers collect from checking what pupils understand in lessons is used, consistently across all subjects, to plan the next steps of teaching both in the short- and long term.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
56 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
381 pupils on roll, with places for 416
Schools near Glusburn Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton CofE Primary and Nursery School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Sutton-in-Craven Community Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Kildwick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Eastburn Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 77% met the expected standard |
| Cononley Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Smith
- Phone
- 01535632145
- Address
- Colne Road, Glusburn, Keighley, BD20 8PJ
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 121447
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.