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Walkington Primary School, Beverley HU17

Crake Wells, Walkington, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 8SB

10 reasons to choose Walkington Primary School

Top line

Walkington Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Beverley and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.

School fundamentals

Walkington Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.

Average class size

Walkington Primary School has eight classes from Reception, some whole year, some mixed age, and an average class size of 27 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Walkington Primary School ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 22% of schools.

The Walkington Primary School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Walkington Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Walkington Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.50am to 3.30pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.

Find another school near Walkington Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Tranby Prep (7.4 miles); Froebel House School (8.5 miles); Hymers College Junior School (8.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Swinemoor Primary School (3.8 miles); Newbald Primary School (6.2 miles); St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Sutton Park (7.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Tranby (7.4 miles); Hymers College (8.7 miles); Pocklington School (16.6 miles).

State Senior Schools

Beverley Grammar School (2.5 miles); Beverley High School (3 miles); Kelvin Hall School (6.8 miles).

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