Reedness Primary School, Reedness, Goole

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Herbert
Pupils:44 / 120 capacity
LA:East Riding of Yorkshire
Phone:01405704264
Address:Main Street, Reedness, Goole, DN14 8HG
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 1900

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 3 July 2025View full report
URN:117939
UKPRN:10076236
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Goole and Pocklington
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This small school provides a warm, close-knit community where children feel genuinely cared for and supported. Staff know each pupil well and have high expectations, helping them achieve well and develop into confident, independent citizens. The school makes excellent use of its small size by offering diverse enrichment activities and ensuring pupils with additional needs receive personalised support.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading with early phonics teaching and inviting reading spaces that engage pupils
  • Excellent pastoral care and well-being support, creating a caring ethos where bullying is rare
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring equal opportunities and high ambitions for all
  • High attendance rates and positive behaviour based on strong relationships
  • Broad curriculum enrichment including sports clubs, visits to local engineering firms and residential trips

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff do not consistently check what pupils know before planning new learning activities, affecting how well pupils learn the curriculum
  • Early years outdoor provision does not fully support intended learning in literacy and numeracy as effectively as indoor areas
  • Some activity choices in early years are more effective than others in supporting children's learning

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, visits to local engineering firms, residential trips, student librarians, Kindness Ambassadors

Reedness Primary School is a small, caring school where pupils thrive in a welcoming environment with high-quality pastoral care and strong relationships between staff and pupils. The school maintains a broad and ambitious curriculum with good achievements across most subjects.

At a Glance

10.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

27 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress100%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with11%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns70%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

10.3

Avg class size

9.0

Infant (KS1)

15.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Social & online

Getting There

Bus Stops

Reedness Twin Rivers (22000664)
562m · 9 min walk
Whitgift Main Road (22001179)
954m · 16 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

37%

Available places

44 pupils

120 capacity

76 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Reedness, Goole

Low pressure
New homes approved:65
Projected new pupils:16

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Reedness, Goole

Admissions Demand - East Riding of Yorkshire

Low demand0.71x oversubscription

Places available

3,947

Applications

2,799

Got 1st preference

96.2%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across East Riding of Yorkshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

3 July 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
23 May 2023
13 March 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

2.96237%

Overall absence

0%

Persistent absence

24

Enrolments

Authorised1.94441%
Unauthorised1.01796%
Persistent (10%+)0%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.75489%
18/19
2.80689%
20/21
4.55211%
21/22
6.14754%
22/23
5.28226%
23/24
2.96237%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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