Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School, Goole

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is well managed with secure daily procedures in place to ensure pupils are safe."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced to support children's learning in preparation for Year 1."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has developed a well-structured personal development programme that is adapted to respond to local and emerging issues."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and other barriers to their learning, do not achieve as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "There are inconsistencies in the quality of teaching."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "The systems for identifying and supporting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), disadvantaged pupils and those known or previously known to social care are not embedded."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders' oversight of the teaching of the curriculum, particularly the teaching of basic skills in writing, is not secure."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) are identified quickly and ensure effective support is in place to reduce barriers to their learning"; "Leaders should ensure that staff continue to receive training to adapt the curriculum successfully so that pupils with SEND and those with other barriers to their learning access learning and achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that new staff receive the necessary training and support to teach foundational knowledge in writing effectively, so that pupils have the skills to write well in all areas of the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that all teachers identify and address gaps in pupils' learning quickly so that pupils make secure progress across the curriculum"; "Leaders and governors should ensure that actions to bring about improvement are implemented quickly and effectively so that the school continues to embed the curriculum, teaching across the school is consistent and the support pupils with SEND is secure".

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% 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 were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 58% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School are Snaith Primary School (2.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 75% maths); Hensall Community Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 47% maths); Hensall Community Primary School (2.7 miles); and Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).

Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 45% would recommend the school, 52% 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 (55%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 24 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 2 (1.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hensall Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31).

In 2024/25, Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.