Boynton Primary School

About Boynton Primary School

Boynton Primary School sits in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, a large rural area with 123 primary schools. The school ranks 103rd out of those 123, placing it in the bottom tier locally. For context, the top-performing peers in the authority are Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss, and Walkington Primary School. Boynton is a small, state-funded mixed primary for children aged 3 to 11, with just 67 pupils on roll against a capacity of 70. It has a nursery provision, and 26.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The school has no religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in September 2023, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in November 2013.

Academically, Boynton Primary's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year are notably below local and national benchmarks. Only 25% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the East Riding average of 61%. The school's ranking score of 25 places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 98th percentile. In individual subjects, 58% reached the expected standard in reading, maths and writing separately, but just 8% achieved the higher standard in any of those three subjects. Average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths, which is exactly the national average of 100 but still reflects the low combined attainment. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The Ofsted breakdown from 2013 rated leadership and management, and overall effectiveness, as Good, with early years provision at that time graded as Requires Improvement.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including an ICT suite, library, gymnasium, playing fields, a forest school area, a sensory room and even a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, cross country, dance, athletics and football, while clubs include drama, choir, science club, eco club, book club and gardening. For pupils with additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulties and speech, language and communication needs. Admissions for the 2025/26 year show the school is oversubscribed: it received nine applications for six places, with all six first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.5. This suggests strong local demand despite the modest academic outcomes. Boynton would suit families who value a very small, community-focused setting with good facilities and a broad range of extracurricular activities, and who are comfortable with results that fall well short of the local average.

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