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Little Weighton Rowley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Cottingham · HU20 3XE

Ages 2–11 · 59 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire

Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

3.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-03-22

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.2%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
2.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
45

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

3

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
9
Preferred offers (top 3)
3
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill65%

59 pupils · 91 places

Pupils on roll
59
Boys / girls
27 / 32
School capacity
91
Capacity fill
59 / 91 (65%)
Free school meals
9.6%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of York
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Susie Varley

Location

Address
White Gap Road, Little Weighton
Postcode
HU20 3XE
Town
Cottingham
District
East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency
Goole and Pocklington
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, 59 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of York.

Open schools in Cottingham
6
Primary schools in Cottingham
5
Academies among open schools in Cottingham
17% (1)
Open schools in HU20
1
Primary in HU20
1
Open schools in East Riding of Yorkshire LA
160
Primary in East Riding of Yorkshire LA
123

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Walkington Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Beverley · HU17 8SB · East Riding of Yorkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand1.03

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Susie Varley
Telephone
01482844743

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