Askwith Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Otley (North Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We hope you enjoy our new website. Please come back soon as we begin to populate the news with all the great things going on. In preparation for changing the Comms System, this afternoon we have sent a Test Email from Arbor. In some cases it may have gone into your junk folders. If you did not receive this email from Arbor please contact the school office.
Our aim is that from next week,... Next week, the Comms System that we use for sending texts and emails will be changing. This afternoon we have sent a 'test text' out. It will look as though it has come from phone number +44 7476 944732. Please save this as 'Askwith texts' in your phone book. Please...
Luckily, the wintery weather was not too disruptive, but please continue to keep us informed of any changes to your contact information.A reminder that online Parents' Evenings will be taking place on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th February for all children in years...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- milk or water
- low fat yoghurts
- dried fruit
- Manage options
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 142189
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Muttick Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Beth Thompson | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Don Parker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sharon Robertson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Longford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jenny Dibb | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elaine Nayler | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record