Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
St Giles Croft, Beverley, HU17 8LA
This school is closed (it closed in April 2024).
It was replaced by Beverley Minster CE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Fletcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 117971
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
About this school
Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Beverley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 242 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - |
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 Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 52% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 15.7% | 242 | — |
| Beverley Minster CE Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| Keldmarsh Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 15.5% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley | 56% | 4.7% | 19.3% | 385 | 0.7 miles |
| Molescroft Primary School | 62% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 424 | 0.9 miles |
| Beverley St Nicholas Primary School | 24% | 6.9% | 39.2% | 287 | 1.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.7%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beverley Minster CE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Keldmarsh Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley0.7 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Molescroft Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beverley
-
Beverley St Nicholas Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Beverley
Other 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
- Molescroft 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Beverley.
- Has Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beverley Minster Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 9 July 2024.