Find the best primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Kingston upon Hull, City of has 69 primary schools, all in Kingston upon Hull, City of council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 69, 10 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Kingston upon Hull, City of primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Cottage Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Christopher Pickering Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Bricknell Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Kingswood Parks Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Highlands Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Craven Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Mersey Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Collingwood Primary School |
There are 69 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 69 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of, 10 have a religious character: 6 Roman Catholic and 4 Church of England. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Spring Cottage Primary School (4.8), Christopher Pickering Primary School (4.8), Bricknell Primary School (4.7), Kingswood Parks Primary School (4.7) and Highlands Primary School (4.5). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 69 schools here, 68 have enough published data for a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.4 / 5 |
| Sutton Park Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| St Nicholas Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Clifton Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| East Park Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Neasden Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Parkstone Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Priory Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| The Parks Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Lift Hall Road | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Eastfield Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Wold Academy | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Maybury Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Pearson Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Bude Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Thoresby Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Ainthorpe Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bellfield Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Richard's VC Academy | Roman Catholic | 3.6 / 5 |
| Marfleet Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Francis Askew Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Ings Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Newland St John's Church of England Academy | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Buckingham Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Wansbeck Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Victoria Dock Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Stoneferry Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Appleton Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| Wheeler Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Thanet Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Lift Green Way | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Westcott Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Broadacre Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| St George's Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Thorpepark Academy | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Estcourt Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Dorchester Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy | Roman Catholic | 3.2 / 5 |
| Lift Newington | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Paisley Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Rokeby Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Endike Academy | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Adelaide Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Griffin Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Woodland Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| St James' Church of England Academy | Church of England | 2.9 / 5 |
| St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy | Roman Catholic | 2.8 / 5 |
| Longhill Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Southcoates Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Cleeve Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy | Roman Catholic | 2.7 / 5 |
| Stepney Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Mountbatten Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Sidmouth Primary School | Mixed | 1.9 / 5 |
| Chiltern Primary School | Mixed | 1.8 / 5 |
| Stockwell Academy | Mixed | 1.7 / 5 |
| Oldfleet Primary School | Mixed | 1.6 / 5 |
| St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy | Roman Catholic | 1.4 / 5 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.