Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hackness, Scarborough, YO13 0JN
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by Hackness Church of England 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
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Janet Spittal
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 121497
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Scarborough. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 78% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 89% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 89% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 78% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Hackness 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 58 | — |
| Hackness Church of England Primary School | — | 6.5% | 12.7% | 56 | 0.0 miles |
| Lindhead School | 23% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 200 | 3.0 miles |
| Newby and Scalby Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 17% | 406 | 3.1 miles |
| Barrowcliff School | 30% | 8.2% | 58.3% | 219 | 3.4 miles |
| East Ayton Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 12.4% | 188 | 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hackness Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Lindhead School3.0 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Newby and Scalby Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
Barrowcliff School3.4 miles
Primary · Scarborough
-
East Ayton Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Scarborough
Other schools in Scarborough
- Barrowcliff School Primary
- Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Brompton and Sawdon Community Primary School Primary
- Cayton Community Primary School Primary
- East Ayton Community Primary School Primary
- Friarage Community Academy Primary
- Gladstone Road Primary School Primary
- Hackness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hertford Vale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Staxton Primary
- Lindhead School Primary
- Newby and Scalby Academy Primary
- Scarborough, Northstead Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Scarborough.
- Has Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hackness 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 Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hackness 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 40% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hackness Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hackness 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 30 September 2024.