Boothferry Primary School
Newport Street, Goole, DN14 6TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Sibley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 402
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 117941
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405762151
About this school
Boothferry Primary School is a community primary school in Goole. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 389 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 | 49 | 50 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 48% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| 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 Boothferry 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 | 41% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 385 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boothferry Primary School compares
Boothferry Primary School ranked 76th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.5% | 28.4% | 389 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Goole | 63% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 102 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkside Primary School | 42% | 5.5% | 19.6% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 39.3% | 383 | 1.0 miles |
| Marshlands Primary School | 39% | 6.3% | 45.5% | 221 | 1.2 miles |
| Airmyn Park Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 105 | 1.2 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)
- 28.37%
- English as an additional language
- 44.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 15.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Goole0.6 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Parkside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Kingsway Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Marshlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Airmyn Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Goole
Other schools in Goole
Boothferry Primary School ranks 12th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Goole.
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh 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
- Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Boothferry Primary School teach?
- Boothferry Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Boothferry Primary School?
- The headteacher of Boothferry Primary School is Mr Mike Sibley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Boothferry Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boothferry 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 Boothferry Primary School?
- Boothferry Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Boothferry Primary School full?
- Boothferry Primary School has capacity for 402 pupils and 389 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Boothferry Primary School a faith school?
- No. Boothferry Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Boothferry Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Boothferry Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Boothferry Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boothferry Primary School rank locally?
- Boothferry Primary School ranked 76th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boothferry Primary School's absence rate?
- Boothferry 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 Boothferry Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boothferry 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.