Skipsea Primary School
Hornsea Road, Skipsea, Driffield, YO25 8ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Hart
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Federation
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 117882
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01262468394
About this school
Skipsea Primary School is a community primary school in Driffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 71 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 67% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 33% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 Skipsea 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 | 54% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skipsea Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.7% | 41.8% | 71 | — |
| Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 13.7% | 87 | 2.7 miles |
| North Frodingham Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 32.3% | 61 | 4.7 miles |
| Hornsea Community Primary School | 57% | 5.5% | 22.1% | 442 | 5.0 miles |
| Hornsea Burton Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 75 | 5.3 miles |
| Brandesburton Primary School | 75% | 4% | 15.9% | 136 | 5.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 8.73%
- Persistent absence
- 28.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Driffield
-
North Frodingham Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Driffield
-
Hornsea Community Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Hornsea
-
Hornsea Burton Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Hornsea
-
Brandesburton Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Driffield
Other schools in Driffield
- Beeford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beswick and Watton CofE (VC) School Primary
- Brandesburton Primary School Primary
- Burton Agnes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School Primary
- Driffield Junior School Primary
- Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School Primary
- Kilham Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary
- Lockington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Middleton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Nafferton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Skipsea Primary School teach?
- Skipsea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Driffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Skipsea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Skipsea Primary School is Mrs Victoria Hart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Skipsea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skipsea 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 Skipsea Primary School?
- Skipsea Primary School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Skipsea Primary School full?
- Skipsea Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 71 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Skipsea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Skipsea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Skipsea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Skipsea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Skipsea Primary School?
- Skipsea Primary School is part of the Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Skipsea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Skipsea Primary School's absence rate?
- Skipsea Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skipsea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skipsea 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.