Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is performing well, with overall effectiveness rated as good across all areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has a strong community ethos, where pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and are actively involved in school life, contributing to initiatives like a food-swap shop. Parental support is also a notable strength, boosting the school's inclusive environment.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes and are proud to be part of the school community.
• The curriculum is ambitious and effectively tailored to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and effectively address misconceptions.
• Consistent phonics teaching enables pupils to read with increasing fluency and accuracy.
• Early years support fosters communication and language development successfully.

Areas for Improvement

• The early years curriculum is still developing and needs refinement to address learning gaps.

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 Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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 Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 11.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School received £15,340 and spent £15,130 for each of its 34 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£122 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 Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?

Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 34 pupils on roll.

What age range does Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School cover?

Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at Pickering Road, Snainton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO13 9AF.