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Christ Church C.E. (VC)
Primary School, Skipton
"Christ Church Church of England primary is outstanding...A genuine, caring education makes a big difference to the lives of the pupils and their families. Its contribution to community cohesion is excellent. It provides outstanding levels of care and pastoral support with excellent inclusion and equality of opportunity for all pupils...It is not by chance that they typically remark that at this school, 'The whole child is taken into account’ and that children ‘make great strides in their confidence and learning'...innovative approaches to curriculum planning provide an excellent array of rich and memorable experiences." Ofsted 2011 At Christ Church CE (VC) Primary School, we pride ourselves on supporting the development of happy and confident children who not only achieve well academically but build on their skills for life. You can read our vision and aims here. Whether your children already attend or you are considering sending your child to school here, we hope you will find the information on our website useful and inspiring - we are proud of our school and want to share it with you. Everyone is valued in our caring school community and the school has received a number of awards in recognition of the high quality of education it provides. We have been graded 'Outstanding' by both Ofsted and SIAS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools) and you can read the reports from the documents tab on the left.
Christ Church Primary School is a five mixed age class school set in the beautiful market town of Skipton, the gateway to the Dales. Our children join us in their Reception year and move on at the end of Year 6 to either the Grammar Schools or local high schools.We currently have 140 pupils on roll and our class sizes are kept small. We are committed to working in partnership with parents and carers to ensure that all our pupils reach their full potential and we offer a creative and well balanced curriculum to support each child on their unique learning journey. We have a firm, fair and consistent policy for rewards and behaviour which ensures that all children feel safe, respected and valued and receive recognition for their many successes. Our staff and our Governors are talented, dedicated and caring and the 'Open Door' policy of the school means we all share together with you in the life of the school, as we strive to make Christ Church Church of England Primary School a welcoming,caring and successful school. If you would like to visit the school to see us in action, please contact us. We would be really delighted to show you around. We look forward to welcoming you and your child/children to Christ Church C.E (VC) School. Simone Bennett Headteacher Click the Purple Mash Logo to go to the school portal
Latest Website Updates...click on the item **You can see the archived pictures from last year by clicking on the Photo Gallery link on the left.....** Skipton Sheep Day - you can meet the sheep in the school library! Our pupils are the most important people in our school....here are some of things they have to say about their school..... "My school is really fantastic because we sing songs in assembly and we get to do guided reading and lots of clubs!" Alfie, Year 2 "I love writing and getting some new books. The uniform is pretty." Rosie J, Reception "There's lots of challenge for individual people which we work together with the teachers to set." Alexandra, Year 6 "We have lots of great clubs in school. My favourite is Table Tennis. We're got a nearly new school because of the flood and it looks fabulous!" Taran, Year 5 "We have a giant book selection and there is fiction and non-fiction. All the teaching assistants are kind." Nathaniel, Year 5 
9th January
Autumn Term
"We do lots of drawing and the teachers are really helpful." Kathleen, Year 3
"We get to play outside and wear wellies...I like playing with my friends."Alex, Year 1
"We get to do lots of things outside school and Brainbuilders are great" Emma T, Year 6