Howden Junior School
About the school
Howden Junior School is an open primary school in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 December 2025
- Published
- 25 January 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 56%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 80%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 62%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 70%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 80%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 32%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 74%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
224
Girls
51.79%
Boys
48.21%
SEN support
13.39%
Education, health and care plan
3.13%
English as an additional language
4.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.86%
Overall absence
4.12
Persistent absence
8.37