UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 118044

Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Goole · DN14 0DZ

Ages 4–11 · 126 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire

Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.35 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-10

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)53%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
117

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

1.35 · Competitive

1st preferences

27

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
22
Offers to outside-LA applicants
9

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 fill90%

126 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
126
Boys / girls
72 / 54
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
126 / 140 (90%)
Free school meals
5.6%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Sheffield
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Federation
The Federation of Cowick and Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mrs K Rawes

Location

Address
Balne Moor Road, Pollington
Postcode
DN14 0DZ
Town
Goole
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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, 126 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Sheffield.

Open schools in Goole
24
Primary schools in Goole
19
Academies among open schools in Goole
38% (9)
Open schools in DN14
28
Primary in DN14
22
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.

  • Snaith Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Goole · DN14 9RD · East Riding of Yorkshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand1.04

    2.4 miles away

  • The Snaith School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Goole · DN14 9LB · East Riding of Yorkshire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.7
    • P80.2
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence7.2%

    2.4 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs K Rawes
Telephone
01405861916

Official links