Rillington Primary School
High Street, Rillington, Malton, YO17 8LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carrie Stabler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Elevate Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 147762
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01944758402
About this school
Rillington Primary School is a primary academy in Malton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 111 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
- 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 | 23 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 50% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 64% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 71% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Rillington 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 | 61% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rillington Primary School compares
Rillington Primary School ranked 102nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.3% | 20.6% | 111 | — |
| Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 79 | 2.5 miles |
| Malton Primary Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 38.9% | 173 | 3.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 65% | 3.5% | 14.6% | 225 | 3.9 miles |
| West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 21.3% | 81 | 3.9 miles |
| Norton Community Primary School | 74% | 5.1% | 23.5% | 545 | 4.1 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)
- 20.62%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 16.09%
Location
Nearby schools
- 2.5 miles
-
Malton Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy3.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Norton Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Malton
Other schools in Malton
Rillington Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Malton.
- Amotherby Community Primary School Primary
- Langton Primary School Primary
- Leavening Community Primary School Primary
- Luttons Community Primary Academy Primary
- Malton Primary Academy Primary
- Norton Community Primary School Primary
- Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Malton School Secondary
- Norton School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rillington Primary School teach?
- Rillington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Malton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rillington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rillington Primary School is Mrs Carrie Stabler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rillington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rillington 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 Rillington Primary School?
- Rillington Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rillington Primary School full?
- Rillington Primary School has capacity for 157 pupils and 111 on roll (71%), 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 Rillington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rillington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rillington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rillington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Rillington Primary School?
- Rillington Primary School is part of ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rillington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rillington Primary School rank locally?
- Rillington Primary School ranked 102nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rillington Primary School's absence rate?
- Rillington Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rillington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rillington 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.