Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Arthington Lane, Otley, LS21 1LG
168 pupils · 80% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Some aspects not as strong” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 December 2024, published 28 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 64 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 68 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 17 | 72 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 28 | 93 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 19 | 78 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 33 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 24 | 85 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 28 | 74 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bramhope Primary School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Otley All Saints CofE Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley 4.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Otley the Whartons Primary School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cookridge Primary School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.