Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School
Learning Lane, Whitley, Goole, DN14 0WE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Alison Coventry
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 121423
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977661247
About this school
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School is a community primary school in Goole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 233 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 39 | 33 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 58% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 73% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Whitley and Eggborough Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School compares
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 20.5% | 233 | — |
| Hensall Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.6 miles |
| Kellington Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 26.2% | 89 | 1.8 miles |
| Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School | — | 5% | 10.5% | 77 | 3.0 miles |
| St Botolphs CE Academy | 65% | 5.8% | 30.7% | 281 | 3.6 miles |
| England Lane Academy | 85% | 5.9% | 49.5% | 225 | 3.7 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
- 7 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report18 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.54%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hensall Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Near Goole
-
Kellington Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Selby
-
St Botolphs CE Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Knottingley
-
England Lane Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Knottingley
Other schools in Goole
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School ranks 5th 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 Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School teach?
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School is Ms Alison Coventry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitley and Eggborough Community 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 Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School?
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School full?
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 233 on roll (83%), 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 Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitley and Eggborough Community 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 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School rank locally?
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitley and Eggborough Community 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.