St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss

About St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Fangfoss

Parents considering St Martin’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss will find strong signals of local confidence. The school was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, with 32 applications for 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.13. Of those 32 applications, 13 were first-preference offers, and the school made 13 first-preference offers in total, suggesting that nearly every family who put it first secured a place. While the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage, the combination of high demand and a Good Ofsted rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2014, confirmed as remaining Good in an ungraded inspection in July 2023, points to a school that local families trust. The school is a Church of England voluntary aided primary, with nursery provision for children aged three, and currently has 99 pupils against a capacity of 112, so there is some room for growth.

Academically, St Martin’s performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the East Riding of Yorkshire average of 61%. The school ranks second out of 106 primary schools in the local authority on this metric, placing it in the top 5% regionally and the top 2% nationally. In reading, every pupil reached the expected standard, with 73% achieving a higher standard, and the average scaled score was 112. Maths was similarly strong: 100% of pupils met the expected standard, 55% reached the higher standard, and the average score was 111. Writing saw 91% at expected and 9% at the higher standard. Progress scores are not available, but the raw outcomes are striking. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection rated early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness all as Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a library, an ICT suite, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, rounders, dance, netball, cross country, tennis and athletics, and there are clubs for coding, chess, science and art. SEND support is listed for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and hearing and visual impairments. With only 6.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively affluent catchment. St Martin’s will particularly suit families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, Church of England village primary with a forest school and a range of extracurricular activities, and who are comfortable with the high demand for places.

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