Willerby Carr Lane Primary School

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school that has undergone significant change since its last inspection, including the appointment of a new headteacher and the opening of an enhanced resourced provision for pupils with speech, language and communication needs. The school is currently performing at a strong standard in attendance and behaviour, and in inclusion. Attendance is above national averages for all pupil groups, persistent absence is well below national averages, and pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and respect. The inclusive culture and support for pupils with SEND are notable strengths, with leaders responding quickly to needs and providing comprehensive training for staff.

Strengths

• Attendance is above national averages for all pupil groups, with persistent absence well below national averages.
• Pupils display excellent behaviour, self-discipline, and respect for others.
• The school has a welcoming and inclusive culture that effectively supports pupils' individual needs and starting points.
• Leaders respond quickly to new additional needs and provide comprehensive ongoing training for staff.
• The phonics curriculum is delivered consistently well, helping children to learn to read quickly.
• Pupils achieve well over time, with outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics combined above national averages.
• The wider curriculum is well sequenced, and pupils demonstrate secure subject knowledge and high engagement.
• There is a strong focus on developing pupils' language and vocabulary across the school.
• The personal development programme is broad and inclusive, with a wide range of extracurricular activities.
• Staff are proud to work at the school, and pupils feel safe and happy.

Areas for Improvement

• Outcomes for disadvantaged pupils have been variable and below national averages in mathematics and writing over time, although improving.
• In early years, independent learning activities are not focused enough to ensure children build on what they already know.
• Leaders' vision and direction are sometimes not well understood more widely across the school community.
• Some parents and staff have concerns about the clarity of communication processes and staff workload/wellbeing support.
• Pupils' understanding of protected characteristics, fundamental British values, and cultural diversity is still developing.

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 Willerby Carr Lane Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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 Willerby Carr Lane 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 Willerby Carr Lane Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Willerby Carr Lane Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 15 pupils.

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 Willerby Carr Lane Primary School received £6,342 and spent £6,713 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £327,000 (£779 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 Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Willerby Carr Lane Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Willerby Carr Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School have?

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School cover?

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Willerby Carr Lane Primary School?

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School is at Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull, HU10 6JT.