Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

About Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School sits within the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, a large area with 123 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings based on KS2 outcomes, the school placed 77th, placing it in the bottom half of the LA table. For context, the highest-performing nearby peers include Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss, and Walkington Primary School. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Swinemoor Primary School, about 2.8 kilometres away. Tickton itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2016, and an ungraded inspection in January 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained. The school is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary, with a mixed intake of 175 pupils against a capacity of 210, and is led by headteacher Eleanor Anderson.

Academically, the school's 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 52%, which is below the East Riding LA average of 61%. In individual subjects, 67% met the expected standard in reading, 59% in writing, and 81% in maths. At the higher standard, just 4% achieved the combined measure, with 33% reaching the higher standard in reading, 19% in maths, and 4% in writing. Average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom quarter of all primaries on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 75th percentile. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school does not have a sixth form or nursery provision.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, sports hall, playing fields, forest school, sensory room, and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, tennis, netball, gymnastics, football and cricket, while clubs extend to art, drama, book club, film club and gardening. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment, and other difficulties. Parent View responses from 56 families in the 2024/25 period were largely positive: 97% of respondents said their child is happy at the school, and 93% agreed their child does well. However, only 59% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 54% agreed that bullying is dealt with quickly and effectively, though many respondents marked the bullying question as not applicable. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 22 first-preference applications for 22 places, and 35 total applications for those places, giving a ratio of 1.59 applicants per place. This suggests a popular local option, particularly for families seeking a Church of England primary with strong pastoral and SEND support.

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