Boothferry Primary School

About Boothferry Primary School

Boothferry Primary School is a primary school in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 385 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 52% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Boothferry Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 51 first choices for 49 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.