Rillington Primary School

Rillington Primary School has received its first inspection since opening in 2020 and is deemed to be performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected areas. The school's environment is inclusive and nurturing, with a strong focus on high standards of behaviour among pupils, who are described as polite and friendly. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the care and support their children receive, which is reflected in positive feedback about the school's communication and engaging learning environment. The school particularly excels in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they make progress alongside their peers.

Strengths

• Inclusive and welcoming atmosphere promoting calm and orderly behaviour
• Strong partnership with parents contributing to positive school experience
• Effective curriculum adapted to meet pupil needs
• Strong provision and support for pupils with SEND
• Consistent phonics teaching leading to improved reading skills
• Well-structured lessons delivered by well-trained staff
• Engaging early years provision encouraging creativity and independence

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently check understanding of challenging concepts
• Some pupils struggle to focus and engage fully with their work

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 Rillington Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Rillington 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 Rillington Primary School had 13.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.2% 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, 32.4% of pupils at Rillington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 2024–25 Rillington Primary School received £7,814 and spent £7,512 for each of its 106 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £103,000 (£969 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Elevate Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,114 and spending £6,947 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Malton · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Rillington Primary School is part of Elevate Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Thornton Dale CofE Primary School Pickering
• Wykeham Church of England Primary School Scarborough
• Hackness Church of England Primary School Scarborough
• Husthwaite Church of England Primary School York
• Sessay Church of England Primary School Thirsk
• Keeble Gateway Academy Thirsk
• Sowerby Primary Academy Thirsk
• South Kilvington Church of England Academy Thirsk
• Knayton Church of England Academy Thirsk
• Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School York

What is Rillington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rillington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Rillington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rillington Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Rillington Primary School have?

Rillington Primary School has 111 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rillington Primary School cover?

Rillington Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rillington Primary School?

Rillington Primary School is at High Street, Rillington, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 8LA.