Rawcliffe Primary School
Ridding Lane, Rawcliffe, Goole, DN14 8RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Craig Elder
- Federation
- Federation of Rawcliffe Bridge and Rawcliffe Primary School's
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 117892
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405839282
About this school
Rawcliffe Primary School is a community primary school in Goole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 47% | 24% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 60% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 53% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 60% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Rawcliffe 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 | 31% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rawcliffe Primary School compares
Rawcliffe Primary School ranked 106th 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24% | 5.5% | 11% | 91 | — |
| Rawcliffe Bridge Primary School | — | 5.1% | 39.4% | 44 | 1.0 miles |
| Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 17.4% | 107 | 1.7 miles |
| Carlton Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 17% | 181 | 2.6 miles |
| Airmyn Park Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 105 | 3.0 miles |
| Snaith Primary School | 55% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 338 | 3.0 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)
- 11%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 10.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rawcliffe Bridge Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Carlton Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Airmyn Park Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Snaith Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Goole
Other schools in Goole
Rawcliffe Primary School ranks 18th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Goole.
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Eastrington Primary School Primary
- Hook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Howden Junior School Primary
- Kellington Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Marshlands Primary School Primary
- Parkside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rawcliffe Primary School teach?
- Rawcliffe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Rawcliffe Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Rawcliffe Primary School is Mr Craig Elder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rawcliffe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rawcliffe 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 Rawcliffe Primary School?
- Rawcliffe Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rawcliffe Primary School full?
- Rawcliffe Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 91 on roll (76%), 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 Rawcliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rawcliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rawcliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rawcliffe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rawcliffe Primary School?
- Rawcliffe Primary School is part of the Federation of Rawcliffe Bridge and Rawcliffe Primary School's federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rawcliffe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 24% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rawcliffe Primary School rank locally?
- Rawcliffe Primary School ranked 106th 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 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rawcliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- Rawcliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rawcliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rawcliffe 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.