Gilberdyke Primary School
Scalby Lane, Gilberdyke, Brough, HU15 2SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Clarkson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 306
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 144471
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01430440668
About this school
Gilberdyke Primary School is a primary academy in Brough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 21 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 81% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 100% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 95% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 90% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Gilberdyke 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 | 84% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gilberdyke Primary School compares
Gilberdyke Primary School ranked 19th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.7% | 19.1% | 208 | — |
| Newport Primary School | 68% | 7.1% | 20.1% | 144 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastrington Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 11.7% | 103 | 2.4 miles |
| North Cave Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4% | 6.8% | 112 | 4.2 miles |
| Reedness Primary School | — | 3% | 12% | 44 | 4.4 miles |
| Howden Junior School | 56% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 229 | 5.1 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)
- 19.13%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 5.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newport Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Brough
-
Eastrington Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Goole
-
North Cave Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Brough
-
Reedness Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Reedness, Goole
-
Howden Junior School5.1 miles
Primary · Goole
Other schools in Brough
Gilberdyke Primary School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Brough.
- Brough Primary School Primary
- Elloughton Primary School Primary
- Hunsley Primary Primary
- Newport Primary School Primary
- North Cave Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Welton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gilberdyke Primary School teach?
- Gilberdyke Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brough.
- Who is the headteacher of Gilberdyke Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gilberdyke Primary School is Mrs Louise Clarkson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gilberdyke Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gilberdyke 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 Gilberdyke Primary School?
- Gilberdyke Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Gilberdyke Primary School full?
- Gilberdyke Primary School has capacity for 306 pupils and 208 on roll (68%), 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 Gilberdyke Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gilberdyke Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gilberdyke Primary School a selective school?
- No. Gilberdyke Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Gilberdyke Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gilberdyke Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Gilberdyke Primary School?
- Gilberdyke 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 Gilberdyke Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gilberdyke Primary School rank locally?
- Gilberdyke Primary School ranked 19th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gilberdyke Primary School's absence rate?
- Gilberdyke Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gilberdyke Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gilberdyke 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 10 July 2026.