School Chooser

Hunmanby Primary School

Primary · ages 2-11MixedCouncil233 pupilsNurseryFileyNorth Yorkshire
School Chooser Score
29
Below
similar schools
Likely range 14 to 54, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 44% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, April 2024
Reached the expected level at 1160%England 63%
Attendance94.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in England
PlacesFull233 pupils, 210 places
Pupils per teacher21.9School workforce census

Hunmanby Primary School is a council school in Filey for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 233 pupils, 23 more than it has places for. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 29 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Priest Close, Hunmanby, Filey, YO14 0QH01723 890350hunmanbyprimary.co.ukMr Conrad Fox headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 30 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1160%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level3%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score103.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 68%68%20172018: 66%66%20182019: 68%68%20192023: 54%54%20232024: 52%52%20242025: 60%60%2025
Since 2017: -8%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017North YorkshireEngland
Pupils tested303128283228
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%52%54%68%66%68%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths3%6%18%4%9%7%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0107.0106.0105.0105.0106.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score103.0102.0104.0106.0104.0106.0104.0104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0105.0106.0105.0107.0104.0104.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard83%77%71%86%75%71%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard70%65%68%89%88%93%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)67%71%68%82%81%68%
Reading progressReading progress score-1.9+0.3+0.4-0.8
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.4+0.3+0.8-0.7
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged25%44%56%63%67%70%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged73%55%53%75%65%67%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
25%73%
Gap 48 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
57%63%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%3%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places194 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
92% full

About 16 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll233Census January 2026
Places210111% full
Pupils from low-income families25%27% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%27 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%8 pupils with a plan
Average class size28.08 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils38%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)25%£77,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls120 / 113
White British pupils94%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), emotional and mental health (5), Specific learning difficulty (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Multi-sensory impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll233243236242253246
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals25%21%20%22%21%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%1%1%1%1%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support12%12%11%15%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%3%3%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.22024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.8%5.1%5.8%6.8%3.1%4.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.3%4.1%4.6%5.9%2.3%3.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.4%1.0%1.2%0.9%0.8%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.9%13.6%18.0%23.0%7.2%12.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.23.40.80.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers10.1full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher21.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,670
Teachers who left in the year28%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher11.92024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,766England £7,738. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£7,113England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,041England £3,480
Money in reserve11%A healthy amount put by: £179k, £807 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£77kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,766spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m12912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop200 mHorseshoe Inn, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Filey Church of England Nursery and Infants AcademyAcademy1.8 miles182Not inspectedCompare
Filey Junior SchoolCouncil2.2 miles271Good 202342Compare
Cayton Community Primary SchoolCouncil4.2 miles210Not inspected64Compare
Wold Newton Foundation SchoolFoundation4.3 miles98Good 202252Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Hunmanby Primary School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats44%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 29 is 5 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 34 · highest 94100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 29 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 29% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 14 to 54. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
-0.07
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 30 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.4 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.15
DfE progress measure; 30 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.04
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.02
2024/25; 171 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
0.00
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 30 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Hunmanby Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Hunmanby Primary School scores 29 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 14 to 54, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Hunmanby Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hunmanby Primary School good at its last full inspection on 30 April 2024.

How good are Hunmanby Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 60% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Hunmanby Primary School have?

233 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 111% full.

Is Hunmanby Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 16 places were empty in 2024/25 (8% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Hunmanby Primary School?

Pupils were in school 94.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Hunmanby Primary School?

The average class had 28.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 38% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Priest Close, Hunmanby, Filey, YO14 0QH
Telephone
01723 890350
Website
www.hunmanbyprimary.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Conrad Fox
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward
Hunmanby & Sherburn
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
121451 · LAESTAB 8152403 · UKPRN 10077651

Where these figures come from