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.

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

  4. Map Location: how to find the School.

  5. Gallery: pictures of the School and events.

  6. News: an electronic version of our regular newsletter.

  7. Diary: a calendar of holiday listings and events.

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

  9. 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.

  10. Skipton Children's Centre Newsletter: a regular programme of events provided by the Children's Centre.