Market Weighton Infant School

Market Weighton Infant School has demonstrated its ability to provide a good quality of education, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for its pupils. The school excels in personal development, where it prioritizes students' well-being and prepares them as responsible citizens through various initiatives. With a broad and ambitious curriculum, pupils show good progress, particularly in reading and mathematics. Notably, the school has not been inspected for over a decade, yet it manages to maintain positive attendance and behavior standards, fostering a calm learning environment.

Strengths

• Nurturing and inclusive school environment
• Strong focus on personal development and well-being
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that engages pupils
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• High-quality training for reading teachers
• Positive relationships and culture of care evident across the school
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation and monitoring of foundation subjects
• Some subjects not as well developed in terms of assessing pupil understanding

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Market Weighton Infant School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Market Weighton Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Market Weighton Infant School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.4% of pupils at Market Weighton Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Market Weighton Infant School received £7,252 and spent £7,190 for each of its 255 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £73,000 (£285 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Market Weighton Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Market Weighton Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Market Weighton Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Market Weighton Infant School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Market Weighton Infant School have?

Market Weighton Infant School has 281 pupils on roll.

What age range does Market Weighton Infant School cover?

Market Weighton Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Market Weighton Infant School?

Market Weighton Infant School is at Princess Road, Market Weighton, North Yorkshire, YO43 3EY.