Wharfedale Montessori School
Wharfedale Montessori School is an independent school in Skipton for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 28 pupils and room for 48.
Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6AN01756 710452Jeremy Clarke headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 40 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School | Christian | 2.8 miles | 47 | Good 2023 | 10 | Compare |
| The Boyle and Petyt Primary School | Voluntary | 3.2 miles | 79 | Report card 2026 | 28 | Compare |
| Embsay Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.4 miles | – | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Otley Street Community Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 4.9 miles | 41 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Addingham Primary School | Council | 5.0 miles | 192 | Outstanding 2023 | 89 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wharfedale Montessori School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Wharfedale Montessori School yet.
How many pupils does Wharfedale Montessori School have?
28 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 48 places, so it is 58% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6AN
- Telephone
- 01756 710452
- Headteacher
- Jeremy Clarke
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Wharfedale
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 June 1992
- URN
- 121763 · LAESTAB 8156032 · UKPRN 10071106
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.