Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire·HU16 5TX
Composite score
80.2
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#727
National rank
#62
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#2
In East Riding of Yorkshire
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
21
any preference, for 12 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
78
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,635
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 78 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 15.6 pupils per teacher. Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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