Reedness Primary School

Reedness Primary School is a small, caring and close-knit primary school where pupils thrive. Staff know pupils well, pastoral care is strong and relationships are warm and respectful. Behaviour is typically very positive, attendance is high and pupils with SEND are well supported and achieve well in many subjects. The curriculum has been significantly revised since the previous inspection and is now broad, ambitious and clearly sequenced, with reading a particular priority. The school’s main areas for development are precision in teaching and early years provision. Staff do not consistently check what pupils already know and can do before choosing learning activities, which limits how well some pupils learn the curriculum. In the early years, activity choices and the outdoor learning environment do not consistently support children’s literacy and numeracy as well as they could. This was a graded inspection in July 2025; the school was previously judged good. Leaders, staff and governors are committed to improvement, and some newer governors have quickly developed an understanding of the school’s strengths and priorities. Enrichment opportunities are wide for a school of this size, and pupils are helped to become confident, independent and respectful citizens.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral care and a caring, close-knit ethos
• Warm and positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Pupils behave well and bullying is rare
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with clearly sequenced content
• Reading is a priority and struggling readers catch up quickly
• Pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively
• Attendance is high and improving for all groups
• A wide range of enrichment opportunities despite the school’s small size
• Pupils develop confidence, independence and respect for others
• Staff and governors are committed to continued improvement

Areas for Improvement

• Staff do not consistently check pupils’ prior knowledge before selecting learning activities
• Learning activities are not always adapted precisely to what pupils already know and can do
• Early years activity choices vary in how well they support children’s literacy and numeracy
• The outdoor early years environment does not fully support the intended literacy and numeracy curriculum

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 Reedness Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Reedness Primary 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 Reedness Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.6% of pupils at Reedness Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Reedness Primary School received £9,834 and spent £10,028 for each of its 41 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,000 (-£33 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 Reedness Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Reedness Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Reedness Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Reedness Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Reedness Primary School have?

Reedness Primary School has 44 pupils on roll.

What age range does Reedness Primary School cover?

Reedness Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Reedness Primary School?

Reedness Primary School is at Main Street, Reedness, Goole, DN14 8HG.