Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Not published
From East Riding of Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2024
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Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 100% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- For 2026 Reception there were 12 first-choice applications for 12 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 20.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire is 10.2%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Riding of Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 86 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 May 2024
Strengths
- “Skidby Primary is a nurturing school.”
- “Staff in this small school build strong relationships with families and the local community.”
- “Pupils thrive in this inclusive environment.”
To improve
- “Adults are beginning to close the gaps in pupils’ learning that have occurred from moving to this new curriculum.”
- “However, on occasions, pupils move on too quickly when learning something new, while for other pupils, work to deepen their learning is not always given.”
- “For older pupils in key stage 2 who are still at the early stages of learning to read, there is more work to do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 100% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Westfield Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Little Weighton Rowley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.9 mi Requires improvement
- Bacon Garth Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hallgate Primary School Cottingham 2.1 mi Good
- Willerby Carr Lane Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walkington Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kirk Ella St Andrew's Community Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Springhead Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published