Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Beverley · HU17 5NX

Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Needs attentionLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 14 April 2026 · report published 21 May 2026

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At a glance

134 pupils · 64% of 210 capacity

School type: Voluntary controlled school
Age range: 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils
English as additional language: 0.7% of pupils
SEN support: 15.2% of pupils
EHC plan: 3.6% of pupils
Website: https://levencofe.co.uk
URN: 117981

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

13 places offered · 13 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

25/26

26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

24 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

58%

England 62%

Reaching the higher standard

England 8%

Average scaled score (reading)

104

England 106

Average scaled score (maths)

104

England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)

2.7%

England 6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)

3.3%

England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher

19.7

England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,214

Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

14 April 2026: Needs attention (report card inspection)
16 May 2023: Requires improvement (graded inspection)
5 March 2020: Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
17 November 2015: Good (graded inspection)

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

Nearby schools

Brandesburton Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.7 mi
Riston Church of England Primary AcademyGood · Primary · 2.2 mi
Sigglesthorne Church of England Primary AcademyGood · Primary · 2.9 mi
Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNo current grade · Primary · 3.3 mi
Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 4.1 mi
North Frodingham Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 5.0 mi
Wawne Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 5.3 mi
Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 5.6 mi

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