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Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Hull · HU11 5EB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 20 May 2025

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At a glance

131 pupils · 69% of 191 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.skirlaughprimary.com
URN
117993

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 16 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 20 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

16 places offered · 16 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

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
78%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school78%
Median of its 12 closest peers56.5%
East Riding of Yorkshire average58.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Petworth Cof E Primary SchoolPetworth · 198 miles awayGood58%
Bollington St John's CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · 84 miles awayExpected standard54%
Long Sutton CofE Primary SchoolLangport · 221 miles awayGood67%
Burghclere Primary SchoolNewbury · 178 miles awayGood90%
Thorngumbald Primary SchoolThorngumbald · 9 miles awayGood57%
Totternhoe Church of England AcademyDunstable · 136 miles awayNeeds attention18%
Ashford Hill Primary SchoolThatcham · 176 miles awayExpected standard87%
Twyning SchoolTewkesbury · 147 miles awayGood43%
Brookside Primary SchoolStockport · 81 miles awayNeeds attention42%
Lympstone Church of England Primary SchoolExmouth · 258 miles awayExpected standard56%
Aston by Sutton Primary SchoolRuncorn · 105 miles awayGood56%
Clive CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 123 miles awayNo current grade67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.36 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 2.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,320; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,664
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£217,003; in-year balance -£71,443

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.3%62.3%
Social housing3.3%17.1%
Privately rented6.3%20.5%
Detached houses39.4%22.9%
Flats0.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van3.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013035 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,00065 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£180,000–£275,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (21)£303,500
Semi-detached (39)£205,000
Terraced (5)£128,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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