Willerby Carr Lane Primary School

About Willerby Carr Lane Primary School

Willerby Carr Lane Primary School sits within the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings based on KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standards, the school placed 19th out of 106 primary schools in the authority, putting it comfortably in the top quarter of its peers. The three highest-ranked schools in the same local area 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. Willerby Carr Lane is a popular choice among local families: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 98 applications for 56 places, with 47 of those coming as first preferences. That oversubscription ratio of 1.75 to one reflects its standing in the community. The school is led by headteacher Laura Widdowson and has a capacity of 420 pupils, with 410 currently on roll.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with an East Riding average of 61%. The school also achieved strong scores in individual subjects: 85% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, while 82% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 27% of pupils achieved that level in reading and in maths, with 12% reaching it in writing. The average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 107 in maths. Ofsted last inspected the school in a graded visit in 2012, awarding an overall effectiveness rating of Good, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in November 2021 confirmed that the school remains Good. Leadership and management were also rated Good, as was the quality of early years provision in the previous 2009 inspection.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, art studios, dining hall, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers tennis, rounders, gymnastics, athletics, dance and netball, while extracurricular clubs include drama, choir, book club and film club. Willerby Carr Lane has a notably strong SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support, alongside a resourced provision. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form. For families seeking a well-regarded, oversubscribed primary in the East Riding with solid academic outcomes and a comprehensive SEND framework, Willerby Carr Lane is a strong local contender.

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