Withernsea Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hull Road
Withernsea
HU19 2EG
Phone 01964612800
Reference Number 141933

Withernsea Primary School has demonstrated consistent overall effectiveness, earning a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas, including education quality, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. Pupils enjoy their time at school, feel safe, and are motivated to learn, often displaying respect and responsibility. The curriculum has been carefully designed to inspire learning, particularly benefitting students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) through tailored support and resources. Despite these strengths, the outcomes for pupils, particularly those leaving Year 6, have not yet fully reflected the quality of education they receive, partly due to earlier structural issues that are now being addressed.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 422
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.74%
Girls: 45.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 48.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 24 50
2 28 19 47
3 31 31 62
4 36 33 69
5 39 29 68
6 38 28 66

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Sep 2023
Date Report
19 Sep 2023 School inspection:
20 Feb 2018 Full inspection:
08 Apr 2015 Academy conversion letter
29 May 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Withernsea Primary School
29 May 2012 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and are happy to attend school.
  • High expectations set by adults encourage learning and pride in work.
  • A well-structured curriculum supports successful learning for all pupils.
  • Strong teaching of early reading and effective phonics program.
  • Positive relationships among pupils promote respectful interactions.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils' written work does not meet age expectations.
  • Pupils have limited understanding of fundamental British values.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 82 31 2 2 0 117
2. My child feels safe at this school 93 22 1 1 0 117
3. My child makes good progress at this school 63 45 7 2 0 117
4. My child is well looked after at this school 83 28 4 1 1 117
5. My child is taught well at this school 66 45 6 0 0 117
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 53 49 11 3 1 117
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 66 43 5 2 1 117
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 36 34 8 3 36 117
9. This school is well led and managed 65 42 3 4 3 117
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 61 45 4 3 4 117
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 50 56 6 2 3 117
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 109 8

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3
Writing -1
Maths -3.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Roos Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Roos, Hull, HU12 0HB
3.3 miles
Patrington CofE Primary Academy
Southside, Patrington, Hull, HU12 0RW
3.73 miles
Name Distance
Withernsea High School
Hull Road, Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
0.12 miles
Sycamore House School
365 Queens Street, Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU19 2NT
0.8 miles
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