Skipsea Primary School

About Skipsea Primary School

Skipsea Primary School, a small state primary in East Riding of Yorkshire, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, but the detail beneath that headline is striking. Inspectors judged leadership and management, personal development, and early years provision all as Outstanding, with early years receiving the highest possible mark. The school was not given an overall effectiveness grade in this inspection, but the previous graded inspection in December 2019 rated it Good across the board. On the most informative exam metric available, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That places the school above the local authority average of 61% and ranks it 42nd out of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire, putting it in the top half of the county.

Looking closer at the Key Stage 2 results, the picture is solid but uneven. The average maths score was 103, and the average reading score was 102, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. However, no pupils reached the higher standard in reading or writing, and only 17% did so in maths. In reading, writing and maths individually, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in each subject, which is consistent with the combined figure. The school’s ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50% nationally, and within Yorkshire and the Humber it sits in the 37th percentile. Compared with the top-performing schools in the local authority, such as Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Walkington Primary School, Skipsea has room to grow, but it is performing respectably for a school of its size.

With just 63 pupils against a capacity of 70, Skipsea is a genuinely small school, and it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 6 applications for 5 places. The school offers a nursery provision and a wide range of facilities including a forest school, ICT suite, library, art studios, music rooms, gymnasium and playing fields. Sports on offer include athletics, football, netball, swimming, tennis, cross country and cricket, and clubs include coding, drama, art club and choir. The school supports children with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of respondents would recommend the school, and 84% strongly agreed that their child is happy and does well there. This is a school that suits families who value a close-knit, community-focused environment with strong early years provision and a clear emphasis on personal development.

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