Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
General Information
- Address: Sledmere, Driffield, YO25 3XP – View on map
- Phone: 01377236267
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr P Richardson
- Age range: 4-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 4 families put it first for 4 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 4 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
- % eligible for free school meals: 21.3%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the East Riding of Yorkshire average)
- English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 27.3% a year (East Riding of Yorkshire 12.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 67% moved to another school, 33% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across East Riding of Yorkshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 5.7%
- Persistently absent pupils: 17.8%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 27.7%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.0%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 45% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 12 percentage points below the East Riding of Yorkshire average (57%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 57%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 55% · Writing 55% · Maths 45% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 55%
- Average test scores: reading 102, maths 99
- Based on: 11 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 89th of 107 junior and primary schools in the area
- =86Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School46%
- =89Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School45%
- =89Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School45%
- =91Keyingham Primary School44%
- =91Middleton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School44%
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60th of 89 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Ofsted rating
- #58Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #59Skirlaugh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #60Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #61South Cave Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- #62Springhead Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £9,497 (2024-25)
22nd of 111 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for spending per pupil
- #20Eastrington Primary School£9,564
- #21Swinefleet Primary School£9,551
- #22Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£9,497
- #23Burton Pidsea Primary School£9,156
- #24Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,903
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