Academy converter · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Christopher Pickering Primary School

3–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140902URN

The Compass, 1 Burnham Road, Hull, HU4 7EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

91 applications for 56 places · 52nd of 65 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 · 6 June 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Kingston upon Hull, City of median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 56 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2021 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Hull, City of median in 1 of 11 years.

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median

Dashed bars: as Christopher Pickering Primary School (URN 117918), 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	56	91	1.6	56	1.00
Sep 2025	57	81	1.4	57	1.00
Sep 2024	56	83	1.5	57	1.02
Sep 2023	48	57	1.2	48	1.00
Sep 2022	43	64	1.5	43	1.00
Sep 2021	54	73	1.4	50	0.93
Sep 2020	59	97	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2019	59	91	1.5	52	0.88
Sep 2018	51	74	1.5	47	0.92
Sep 2017	60	103	1.7	72	1.20
Sep 2016	60	91	1.5	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	60	100	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2014 *	53	88	1.7	51	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 85% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%8th of 69 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 78% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	80%	13%	110	109
2023/24	79%	19%	111	109
2022/23	79%	13%	111	108

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

Christopher Pickering Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rokeby Park Primary School
0.8 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Junior Academy
1.2 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

Good2023

54%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Infant Academy
1.2 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place
Anlaby Primary School
1.7 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Francis Askew Primary School
1.7 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Primary School
1.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Acre Heads Primary School
1.9 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: 140902 · 810/2891
Trust: Humber Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 35.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: Christopher Pickering Primary School (URN 117918)
Address: The Compass, 1 Burnham Road, Hull, HU4 7EB
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

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