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Voluntary aided school · East Riding of Yorkshire

Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 126Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 118044URN

Balne Moor Road, Pollington, Goole, DN14 0DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.5per place
close to East Riding of Yorkshire median (1.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire

23 applications for 15 places · 39th of 74 in East Riding of Yorkshire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
50%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 16 June 2026
    Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
  2. 10 April 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement
  3. 3 February 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.5applications per place, Reception
close to East Riding of Yorkshire median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.5; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.6
  2. 2025 1.6; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  3. 2024 1.8; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.6
  4. 2023 1.7; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  5. 2022 1.4; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  6. 2021 1.5; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.6
  7. 2020 1.4; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.6
  8. 2019 1.8; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  9. 2018 1.6; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  10. 2017 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  11. 2016 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  12. 2015 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.6
  13. 2014 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.5
  • This school
  • East Riding of Yorkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615231.5151.00
Sep 202520321.6201.00
Sep 202420351.8271.35
Sep 202316271.7161.00
Sep 202218261.4181.00
Sep 202114211.5141.00
Sep 202019261.4191.00
Sep 201920361.8211.05
Sep 201811181.6111.00
Sep 201719251.3191.00
Sep 2016681.361.00
Sep 201511131.2111.00
Sep 20149111.260.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 75% · Maths 67% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%78th of 105 in East Riding of Yorkshire
Reading
Expected standard67%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard67%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • East Riding of Yorkshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2550%8%104103
2023/2453%0%10399
2022/2378%0%106102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
118044 · 811/3331
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
140 pupils · 126 on roll
Free school meals
5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Balne Moor Road, Pollington, Goole, DN14 0DZ
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources