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South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Church Street, South Cave, Church Street, Brough HU15 2EP · southcaveprimary.co.uk · 01430 422526

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
78%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Riding of Yorkshire 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
194
88% of 220 places
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
5.2%
First language not English
0.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 20)19September 2023: 23 (Places 23)23September 2024: 28 (Places 30)28September 2025: 36 (Places 30)36September 2026: 31 (Places 30)31Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630311▲94%
September 2025Sept 202530361.2▲81%
September 2024Sept 202430280.996%
September 2023Sept 202323231100%
September 2022Sept 202220191100%

Results

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 65% (England 53%)65%2016/17: 51% (England 61%)51%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 66% (England 65%)66%2022/23: 73% (England 60%)73%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%

Ofsted

South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
21 Sept 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
90%
Replies
58
27% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●81% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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