TWO Church of England schools in Holderness could break away from the local authority to become academies.
The Diocese of York would be the academy sponsor for the primary schools at Patrington and Easington, which share the same executive headteacher, Sally Smith.
Patrington Church of England Primary has a target date of November for conversion to academy status.
Easington Church of England Primary is looking at the possibility of becoming an academy but is at a much earlier stage of the process, the Diocese of York has said.
A spokesman for the Diocese, said: "The schools are separate despite the fact Mrs Smith is head of both, so any decisions made by Patrington will not affect Easington."
Converting to an academy would ensure a sustainable future for Patrington, according to the diocese.
The spokesman said: "There will be a consultation later in the year to make sure we can take the views of parents and the community into account.
"Becoming an academy is an exciting prospect and will enable the school to go from strength to strength.
"It will mean that the diocese will be able to work even more closely with the school, ensuring a sustainable future."
Patrington CE Primary was given notice to improve by Ofsted last year and recently underwent a monitoring inspection.
Ofsted has reported that executive headteacher Ms Smith is continuing to build on the progress demonstrated at the recent inspection, which showed that Patrington CE Primary no longer required significant improvement.
Key stage two results for this year showed that attainment rose in reading, writing and maths.
Year 6 pupils also made better progress from their starting points at key stage one than last year.
Ofsted concluded senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement at Patrington CE Primary.
Mrs Smith said:"Everyone has worked very hard to get to this point and the hard work is continuing."
Ofsted noted that Patrington's governors were uncertain about the process and timescale of becoming an academy and the future role and responsibilities of the governing body.
The regulator said these questions should be clarified soon in discussion with the Diocese of York and the Department for Education.
