Marshlands Primary School
Hall Road, Old Goole, Goole, DN14 5UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Tang
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 292
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 117937
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405765094
About this school
Marshlands Primary School is a community primary school in Goole. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marshlands 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 | 37 | 30 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 37% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 60% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 47% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Marshlands 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 | 57% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marshlands Primary School compares
Marshlands Primary School ranked 94th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.3% | 45.5% | 221 | — |
| Boothferry Primary School | 52% | 5.5% | 28.4% | 389 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Goole | 63% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 102 | 1.2 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 39.3% | 383 | 1.2 miles |
| Swinefleet Primary School | 60% | 6.4% | 30.7% | 86 | 1.3 miles |
| Parkside Primary School | 42% | 5.5% | 19.6% | 408 | 1.8 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
- 8 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.49%
- English as an additional language
- 21.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 17.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boothferry Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Goole
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Goole1.2 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Kingsway Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Swinefleet Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Parkside Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Goole
Other schools in Goole
Marshlands Primary School ranks 15th 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
- Parkside Primary School Primary
- Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marshlands Primary School teach?
- Marshlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Marshlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marshlands Primary School is Mrs S Tang, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marshlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshlands 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 Marshlands Primary School?
- Marshlands Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marshlands Primary School full?
- Marshlands Primary School has capacity for 292 pupils and 221 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 Marshlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marshlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marshlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marshlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Marshlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marshlands Primary School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Marshlands Primary School ranked 94th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marshlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Marshlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshlands 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.