Withernsea Primary School
Hull Road, Withernsea, HU19 2EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hartmann
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 141933
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01964612800
About this school
Withernsea Primary School is a primary academy in Withernsea. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 408 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 | 82 | 73 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 55% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 64% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Withernsea 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 | 30% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Withernsea Primary School compares
Withernsea Primary School ranked 68th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.4% | 48.3% | 408 | — |
| Roos Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 123 | 3.3 miles |
| Patrington CofE Primary Academy | 55% | 5% | 20.4% | 197 | 3.7 miles |
| Burton Pidsea Primary School | 25% | 5% | 16.2% | 82 | 5.6 miles |
| Keyingham Primary School | 44% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 192 | 5.6 miles |
| Burstwick Community Primary School | 27% | 4.9% | 24.4% | 112 | 6.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 21.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roos Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Patrington CofE Primary Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Burton Pidsea Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Keyingham Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Burstwick Community Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Withernsea
- Withernsea High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Withernsea Primary School teach?
- Withernsea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Withernsea.
- Who is the headteacher of Withernsea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Withernsea Primary School is Mr James Hartmann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Withernsea Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Withernsea 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 Withernsea Primary School?
- Withernsea Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Withernsea Primary School full?
- Withernsea Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 408 on roll (76%), 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 Withernsea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Withernsea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Withernsea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Withernsea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Withernsea Primary School?
- Withernsea Primary School is part of HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Withernsea Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Withernsea Primary School rank locally?
- Withernsea Primary School ranked 68th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Withernsea Primary School's absence rate?
- Withernsea Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Withernsea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Withernsea 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 2 July 2026.