Burstwick Community Primary School
Main Street, Burstwick, Hull, HU12 9EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Cutts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 156
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 117838
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01964623411
About this school
Burstwick Community Primary School is a community primary school in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burstwick Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 21 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 38% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 81% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 76% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 76% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burstwick Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 127 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burstwick Community Primary School compares
Burstwick Community Primary School ranked 102nd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 4.9% | 24.4% | 112 | — |
| Thorngumbald Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 10.2% | 182 | 1.8 miles |
| Keyingham Primary School | 44% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 192 | 2.1 miles |
| Inmans Primary School | 46% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 393 | 2.2 miles |
| Burton Pidsea Primary School | 25% | 5% | 16.2% | 82 | 2.5 miles |
| Hedon Primary School | 48% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 130 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 28 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report16 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.35%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 9.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorngumbald Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Thorngumbald
-
Keyingham Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Inmans Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Burton Pidsea Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Hedon Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Burstwick Community Primary School ranks 84th of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Burstwick Community Primary School teach?
- Burstwick Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Burstwick Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burstwick Community Primary School is Mr Ian Cutts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burstwick Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burstwick Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Burstwick Community Primary School?
- Burstwick Community Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Burstwick Community Primary School full?
- Burstwick Community Primary School has capacity for 156 pupils and 112 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burstwick Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burstwick Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burstwick Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burstwick Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Burstwick Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burstwick Community Primary School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Burstwick Community Primary School ranked 102nd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burstwick Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Burstwick Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burstwick Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burstwick Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.