Marshlands Primary School

Marshlands Primary School is performing well, maintaining its 'Good' rating since the previous inspection. The school fosters a happy and inclusive environment where pupils embody values of resilience, respect, and positivity. Leaders emphasize a rich educational experience, providing various activities that support both academic and personal development. The quality of education is commendable, particularly in early reading, where leaders have established effective phonics programs tailored to meet diverse pupil needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, progress in writing and mathematics for Year 6 pupils in 2022 was notably below the national average due to disruptions from COVID-19, presenting a challenge for the school's leadership and teaching staff.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in an inclusive and nurturing environment.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a positive atmosphere.
• High ambitions across the curriculum, especially in early reading.
• Effective phonics program supports all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities promotes personal development.
• Leadership opportunities foster pupil engagement and responsibility.
• Strong culture of safeguarding ensures pupils feel safe and supported.

Areas for Improvement

• Some adaptations for pupils with SEND do not provide sufficient support.
• Inconsistent curriculum implementation leads to wasted time on unproductive activities.
• Certain teachers lack the necessary subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum effectively.

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 Marshlands Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 3.8% of pupils at Marshlands Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Marshlands Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.2% 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, 21.7% of pupils at Marshlands Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Marshlands Primary School received £9,090 and spent £9,251 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £211,000 (£1,006 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 Marshlands Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marshlands Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Marshlands Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Marshlands Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Marshlands Primary School have?

Marshlands Primary School has 221 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marshlands Primary School cover?

Marshlands Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Marshlands Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Marshlands Primary School?

Marshlands Primary School is at Hall Road, Old Goole, Goole, DN14 5UE.