Willerby Carr Lane Primary School
Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull, HU10 6JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Widdowson
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 135115
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482653388
About this school
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Hull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willerby Carr Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 75% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 95% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Willerby Carr Lane 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 | 70% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Willerby Carr Lane Primary School compares
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School ranked 39th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.9% | 11% | 420 | — |
| Springhead Primary School | 86% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School | 50% | 4% | 3.4% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Wold Academy | 75% | 6% | 25.9% | 387 | 1.0 miles |
| Anlaby Primary School | 58% | 3.9% | 21.8% | 380 | 1.2 miles |
| Acre Heads Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 427 | 1.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.98%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 4.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springhead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wold Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
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Anlaby Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Acre Heads Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School ranks 45th of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School teach?
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Willerby Carr Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willerby Carr Lane Primary School is Mrs Laura Widdowson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willerby Carr Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willerby Carr Lane 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 many pupils are at Willerby Carr Lane Primary School?
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willerby Carr Lane Primary School full?
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Willerby Carr Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willerby Carr Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willerby Carr Lane Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Willerby Carr Lane Primary School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School ranked 39th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Willerby Carr Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willerby Carr Lane 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 15 July 2026.