Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Cliffe, Selby, YO8 6NN
This school is closed (it closed in July 2024).
It was replaced by Cliffe Voluntary Controlled 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
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Blackwood
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 121529
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a voluntary controlled primary school in Selby. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 92 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cliffe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - |
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 Cliffe 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 | 75% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 62% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 6.5% | 92 | — |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 77 | 0.0 miles |
| Hemingbrough Community Primary School | 71% | 5% | 12.2% | 125 | 1.4 miles |
| Barlby Community Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 22% | 345 | 2.2 miles |
| Barlow Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 4.1% | 82 | 2.4 miles |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | 2.5 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)
- 6.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Hemingbrough Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barlby Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barlow Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby2.5 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Selby.
- Has Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cliffe 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 many pupils are at Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliffe 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 31 July 2024.