Kellington Primary School
Roall Lane, Kellington, Goole, DN14 0NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Lawrence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The STAR Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 146006
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977661127
About this school
Kellington Primary School is a primary academy in Goole. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 89 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 40% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 70% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 50% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
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 Kellington 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 | 29% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kellington Primary School compares
Kellington Primary School ranked 216th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.6% | 26.2% | 89 | — |
| Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School | — | 5% | 10.5% | 77 | 1.7 miles |
| Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 20.5% | 233 | 1.8 miles |
| Hensall Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.4 miles |
| St Botolphs CE Academy | 65% | 5.8% | 30.7% | 281 | 3.2 miles |
| Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 85% | 3.6% | 7% | 188 | 3.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.19%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 20.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Goole
-
Hensall Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Near Goole
-
St Botolphs CE Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Knottingley
-
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Goole
Kellington Primary School ranks 16th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Goole.
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Eastrington Primary School Primary
- Hook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Howden Junior School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Marshlands Primary School Primary
- Parkside Primary School Primary
- Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kellington Primary School teach?
- Kellington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Kellington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kellington Primary School is Mrs Melanie Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kellington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kellington 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 Kellington Primary School?
- Kellington Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kellington Primary School full?
- Kellington Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 89 on roll (85%), 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 Kellington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kellington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kellington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kellington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kellington Primary School?
- Kellington Primary School is part of YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kellington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kellington Primary School rank locally?
- Kellington Primary School ranked 216th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kellington Primary School's absence rate?
- Kellington Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kellington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kellington 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.