Mrs Nikki Rayner
Head of School
As Head of School, it is my pleasure to share with you our beautiful, unique school set in the heart of North Yorkshire. We have between 90 - 100 children on roll, taught across 4 classes.
Our school vision is at the heart of everything we do, it is the foundation to our curriculum, development and wellbeing. We believe in nurturing all children by supporting and encouraging them to become the best versions of themselves.
We are growing together to:
We look forward to welcoming you and your children into our Crakehall family.
As part of the Synergy Schools Federation, we embrace Synergy School's vision of "Learn, Grow & Shine together" whilst we live life in its fulness.
To learn more about The Synergy Schools Federation, please view our Annual Report below:
19th October 2026
Our brilliant Reading Ambassadors will be sharing a recommended read every day this week to inspire some half-term reading! 📚🍂 Today’s bookworm recommends ‘Stories of Magic and Mischief’ by Enid Blyton as the perfect autumnal read. She loves that you can dip in and out of the collection’s short stories and that it’s packed with interesting and entertaining characters - especially the pixies! It sounds like the perfect book to curl up with this October! 🍁✨
16th October 2026
Well done to the children who earned SOULRICH certificates today! We’re very proud of you all!
We feel that it is essential to form a strong partnership between parents and carers and the school itself.
Providing a high quality service which meets the needs of both parents/carers and children.
We have a thorough system in place to make sure that each child settles quickly.
Synergy Schools, formed in September 2018, is a federation of primary schools in North Yorkshire. Following the amalgamation of Leeming & Londonderry and Aiskew, Leeming Bar schools, the federation now comprises of 5 wonderful primary schools with their own individual personalities.
Crakehall Church of England Primary School
The Green, Crakehall,
Bedale, North Yorkshire
DL8 1HP
Synergy Schools, formed in September 2018, is a federation of primary schools in North Yorkshire. Following the amalgamation of Leeming & Londonderry and Aiskew, Leeming Bar schools, the federation now comprises of 5 wonderful primary schools with their own individual personalities.
