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Appleton Primary School

2–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140229URN

Appleton Road, Hull, HU5 4PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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47 applications for 16 places · 3rd of 65 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
25 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

47 applications · 16 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.9; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2025 3.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2021 3.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2020 2.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2017 2.3; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Hull, City of median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	16	47	2.9	14	0.88
Sep 2025	16	58	3.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	24	59	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2023	24	58	2.4	18	0.75
Sep 2022	32	63	2.0	28	0.88
Sep 2021	22	69	3.1	20	0.91
Sep 2020	27	67	2.5	27	1.00
Sep 2019	45	82	1.8	42	0.93
Sep 2018	27	66	2.4	26	0.96
Sep 2017	40	92	2.3	38	0.95
Sep 2016	48	104	2.2	50	1.04
Sep 2015	39	104	2.7	35	0.90
Sep 2014	43	87	2.0	38	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%34th of 69 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 78% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	4%	106	107
2023/24	61%	11%	104	104
2022/23	64%	8%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Appleton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Priory Primary School
0.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Croxby Primary School
0.9 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

2026

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bricknell Primary School
1.0 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Wold Academy
1.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lift Hall Road
1.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ainthorpe Primary School
1.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sidmouth Primary School
2.1 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Acre Heads Primary School
2.2 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140229 · 810/2002
Trust: The Constellation Trust
Capacity: 320 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 38.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Appleton Primary School (URN 117713)
Address: Appleton Road, Hull, HU5 4PG
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources