Welton Primary School
Elloughtonthorpe Way, Welton, Brough, HU15 1TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs N Pidgeon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 117868
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482667222
About this school
Welton Primary School is a community primary school in Brough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Welton 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 | 61 | 51 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 84% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Welton 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 | 61% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 341 |
| 2023/24 | 311 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Welton Primary School compares
Welton Primary School ranked 29th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.1% | 11.5% | 266 | — |
| Hunsley Primary | 66% | 4.1% | 8% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Brough Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 282 | 0.8 miles |
| Elloughton Primary School | 46% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 357 | 1.2 miles |
| North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 298 | 2.1 miles |
| Swanland Primary School | 65% | 4.4% | 6% | 418 | 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
- 1 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report13 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.45%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hunsley Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Brough
-
Brough Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brough
-
Elloughton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Brough
-
North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · North Ferriby
-
Swanland Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · North Ferriby
Other schools in Brough
Welton Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Brough.
- Brough Primary School Primary
- Elloughton Primary School Primary
- Gilberdyke Primary School Primary
- Hunsley Primary Primary
- Newport Primary School Primary
- North Cave Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Welton Primary School teach?
- Welton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brough.
- Who is the headteacher of Welton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Welton Primary School is Mrs N Pidgeon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Welton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welton 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 Welton Primary School?
- Welton Primary School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Welton Primary School full?
- Welton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 266 on roll (63%), 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 Welton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Welton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Welton Primary School a selective school?
- No. Welton Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Welton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Welton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Welton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Welton Primary School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Welton Primary School ranked 29th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Welton Primary School's absence rate?
- Welton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welton 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.