Molescroft Primary School
St Leonard's Road, Molescroft, Beverley, HU17 7HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Bethan Nicholls
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 117889
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482861762
About this school
Molescroft Primary School is a community primary school in Beverley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 63 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 71% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 83% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Molescroft 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 | 64% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Molescroft Primary School compares
Molescroft Primary School ranked 44th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 424 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley | 56% | 4.7% | 19.3% | 385 | 0.3 miles |
| Swinemoor Primary School | 51% | 5.9% | 34.6% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| Beverley Minster CE Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 77% | 6.6% | 33.5% | 200 | 1.1 miles |
| Beverley St Nicholas Primary School | 24% | 6.9% | 39.2% | 287 | 1.4 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)
- 8.55%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.05%
- Persistent absence
- 3.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley0.3 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Swinemoor Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Beverley Minster CE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy1.1 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Beverley St Nicholas Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Beverley
Other schools in Beverley
Molescroft Primary School ranks 6th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Beverley.
- Beverley Minster CE Primary School Primary
- Beverley St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keldmarsh Primary School Primary
- Leconfield Primary School Primary
- Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley Primary
- Swinemoor Primary School Primary
- Tickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Walkington Primary School Primary
- Woodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Molescroft Primary School teach?
- Molescroft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beverley.
- Who is the headteacher of Molescroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Molescroft Primary School is Bethan Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Molescroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Molescroft 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 Molescroft Primary School?
- Molescroft Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Molescroft Primary School full?
- Molescroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 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 Molescroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Molescroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Molescroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Molescroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Molescroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Molescroft Primary School rank locally?
- Molescroft Primary School ranked 44th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Molescroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Molescroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Molescroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Molescroft 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.