Greatwood CP School: Home Page

Welcome to our website, which is intended for use by parents of children currently at the School and by those who may be considering sending their children here.

Greatwood Community Primary and Nursery School on the outskirts of Skipton

'OUTSTANDING SCHOOL' - OFSTED 2009

Greatwood Community Primary and Nursery School is in Skipton, North Yorkshire, part of Craven District. The town is in Airedale, and is surrounded by the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with many of its well-known features within easy reach. It has a castle, and the fully operative Leeds-Liverpool Canal runs through the centre of the town.

The School is part of the North Yorkshire County Council Education Service, catering for children from 3-11.

  • When places are available, children will be offered a nursery place at the beginning of the term after their third birthday.

  • Children are admitted to the reception class in the September before their fifth birthday.

Greatwood is one of only 9 Enhanced Mainstream Schools (EMS) throughout North Yorkshire and has been enhanced as a centre for good practice in dealing with challenging behaviour.

This web site is divided into sections reached using the MENU (left):

  1. Home: this page, which is the entry to the site.

  2. Our School: a description of the Greatwood CP School.

  3. Greatwood as an Enhanced Mainstream School (link to explanatory document).

  4. Skipton: a brief introduction to Skipton and the surrounding area.

  5. Map Location: how to find the School.

  6. Gallery: pictures of the School and events.

  7. Our Minibus: details and pictures from the School Minibus Project.

  8. Holidays: A list of holiday dates updated as soon as they are confirmed.

  9. Parent Pay: an online payment system for dinner money, nursery fees, club and trip money.

  10. Our Brochure: an indexed breakdown of school organisation taken from the School Brochure.

  11. Documentation: a list of documents held at school which parents are entitled to inspect. Some of these documents can be downloaded using links provided. In particular, the latest version of the School Brochure will be available, and we hope that prospective parents will make use of this facility wherever possible. A printed copy is available on request.

  12. Extended School: with details of Skipton Children's Centre.