Bubwith Community Primary School
Church Street, Bubwith, Nr Selby, YO8 6LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Walker
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 117878
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757288261
About this school
Bubwith Community Primary School is a community primary school in Nr Selby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 71% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 95% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 86% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Bubwith 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 | 58% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bubwith Community Primary School compares
Bubwith Community Primary School ranked 73rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 112 | — |
| North Duffield Community Primary School | 60% | 4% | 12.2% | 129 | 1.9 miles |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 77 | 4.1 miles |
| Hemingbrough Community Primary School | 71% | 5% | 12.2% | 125 | 4.2 miles |
| Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School | 70% | 4% | 10.3% | 63 | 5.0 miles |
| Barlby Community Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 22% | 345 | 5.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.72%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Duffield Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Hemingbrough Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Barlby Community Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Selby
Common questions
- What year groups does Bubwith Community Primary School teach?
- Bubwith Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Bubwith Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bubwith Community Primary School is Miss Rebecca Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bubwith Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bubwith 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 big is Bubwith Community Primary School?
- Bubwith Community Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bubwith Community Primary School full?
- Bubwith Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 112 on roll (80%), 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 Bubwith Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bubwith Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bubwith Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bubwith Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bubwith Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bubwith Community Primary School rank locally?
- Bubwith Community Primary School ranked 73rd of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bubwith Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Bubwith Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bubwith Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bubwith 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.