Burlington Junior School, Bridlington

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Burlington Junior School on 6 areas: 3 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders demonstrate a clear commitment to promoting an inclusive culture across the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders provide clear direction for the school and have taken purposeful action to address key priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a well-structured programme for pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Published data from national tests at the end of Year 6 shows a pattern of underachievement for some groups of pupils, particularly in mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "The number of pupils who are persistently absent from school remains above national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "On occasion, teaching is not effective enough to ensure that pupils learn as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders need to ensure teachers use assessment information to clearly understand pupils' starting points and adapt teaching appropriately to support all pupils to achieve success. • Leaders need to ensure that all pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are effectively supported to access a curriculum that is tailored to their specific needs, so that they achieve with greater success. • Leaders need to continue their work to improve all pupils' achievement, particularly for middle and high prior attainers in mathematics, so that outcomes are at least in line with national averages. • Leaders should continue to implement and refine their attendance strategy to reduce pupils' persistent absence".

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Burlington Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

Across East Riding of Yorkshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in East Riding of Yorkshire lodged 82 appeals against primary school offers; 51 reached a hearing and 7 succeeded (13.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Burlington Junior School are Burlington Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Bay Primary School (0.4 miles); New Pasture Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); and Martongate Primary School (0.7 miles).

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Burlington Junior School (as of April 2026): 69% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

51.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (19.9%) received SEN support and 21 (7.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Burlington Junior School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bridlington Rail Stn, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bridlington Marton Road, 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 208 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Burlington Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Burlington Junior School are Headlands School (0.8 miles) and Bridlington School (0.9 miles).