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Spring Cottage Primary School

3–11Ages
492Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140587URN

Dressay Grove, Spring Cottage Estate, Hull, HU8 9JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

120 applications for 59 places · 22nd of 65 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

120 applications · 59 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2021 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median

Dashed bars: as Spring Cottage Primary School (URN 117814), the previous school.

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	59	120	2.0	80	1.36
Sep 2025	60	118	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2024	59	92	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2023	60	84	1.4	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	107	1.8	76	1.27
Sep 2021	60	95	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2020	59	120	2.0	77	1.31
Sep 2019	60	98	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2018	60	105	1.8	75	1.25
Sep 2017	60	130	2.2	85	1.42
Sep 2016	60	150	2.5	85	1.42
Sep 2015	60	107	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	106	1.8	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 89% · Maths 89% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%1st of 69 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 78% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	88%	16%	109	109
2023/24	86%	21%	111	109
2022/23	78%	20%	109	109

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

Spring Cottage Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Neasden Primary School
0.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
East Park Primary School
1.1 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2022

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Ings Primary School
1.1 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

5.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Academy
1.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bellfield Primary School
1.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Biggin Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Dorchester Primary School
1.6 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longhill Primary School
1.7 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2025

2.2applications per place 67%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: 140587 · 810/2610
Trust: Horizon Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 492 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: Spring Cottage Primary School (URN 117814)
Address: Dressay Grove, Spring Cottage Estate, Hull, HU8 9JH
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

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