Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #65 in East Riding of Yorkshire public Top 65% UK

Wold Newton Foundation School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kay Kelly

location_onDriffield, YO25 3YJ

language Visit Website phone 1262470633

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

groups

Students

106

school

Expected Standard

58%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

1.0x

summarize

Wold Newton Foundation School is a Foundation school primary school in Driffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

Wold Newton Foundation School is a foundation school in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 104 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 105 primaries in East Riding of Yorkshire and #10,821 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing58% LA 68%

Maths75% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.5

-4.8 to 1.8

-2.0

Write

LA -0.8

-5.1 to 1.2

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.3 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.7 to 3.3

0.0

Write

LA -0.4

-3.2 to 3.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.7 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing77% LA 79%

Maths62% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 5.5

2.7

Write

LA -0.3

-0.4 to 5.8

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.2 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

15 February 2017

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

25 April 2012

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

30 June 2010

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

20 March 2007

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

25 January 2005

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-20

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 104 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	104	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	99	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	105	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	102	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	100	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	105	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	106	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	98	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	104	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	93	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	102	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	98	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	93	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	94	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	94	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	89	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	99	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	95	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	95	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	103	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	102	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	95	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	97	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	94	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	89	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Top Primary Schools in East Riding of Yorkshire

Other highly-ranked schools in the same local authority

View all arrow_forward

Springhead Primary School

Good

location_on Hull, HU10 6TW

emoji_events #1 in LA

Quay Academy

Good

location_on Bridlington, YO16 4LB

emoji_events #2 in LA

Croxby Primary School

Good

location_on Hull, HU5 4TN

emoji_events #3 in LA

Brandesburton Primary School

Good

location_on Driffield, YO25 8RG

emoji_events #4 in LA

St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Good

location_on Beverley, HU17 0BU

emoji_events #5 in LA

Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Good

location_on Cottingham, HU16 5TX

emoji_events #6 in LA

View all schools in East Riding of Yorkshire arrow_forward

Wold Newton Foundation School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in East Riding of Yorkshire

Springhead Primary School

Quay Academy

Croxby Primary School

Brandesburton Primary School

St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School