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Adelaide Primary School, Hull

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Primary
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Ages 3–11

Adelaide Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hull, part of Humber Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 53rd-highest of the 85 schools in Hull with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Adelaide Primary School in detail

Adelaide Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "We are committed to creating an inclusive and inspiring learning journey where every child feels valued, respected, and supported. Through a rich curriculum and exciting enrichment opportunities, we ignite a lifelong love of learning, nurture curiosity about the wider world, and build the confidence to explore and achieve."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Adelaide Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Adelaide Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Adelaide Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Adelaide Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Adelaide Primary School are Chiltern Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 65% maths); Collingwood Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 84% maths); St George's Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); and St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 48% reading, 60% maths).

Adelaide Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Chiltern Primary SchoolCollingwood Primary SchoolSt George's Primary SchoolSt Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy

The trust

Adelaide Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Humber Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 17 schools in Humber Education Trust

Who goes there

50.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (22%), Asian (20%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 123 pupils (27.7%) received SEN support and 14 (3.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redfern Close, 80 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Adelaide Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 834 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

Adelaide Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Adelaide Primary School are The Boulevard Academy (0.7 miles), Ron Dearing UTC (1 mile) and Hull Trinity House Academy (1.2 miles).

The Boulevard AcademyRon Dearing UTCHull Trinity House Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kirsten Bradley
Pupils:444
LA:Kingston upon Hull, City of
Phone:01482223753
Address:Walker Street, Hull, HU3 2RA
Trust:HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 21 June 2022View full report
URN:144672
UKPRN:10066347
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

50.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-11ppMaths-17ppWriting-5pp

Reading has declined from 86% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.9

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

28.4

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Adelaide Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Getting There

Bus Stops

Redfern Close
79m · 1 min walk
Linnaeus Street
101m · 2 min walk
Campbell Street
120m · 2 min walk
Firethorn Close
148m · 2 min walk
Winship Close
259m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Adelaide Primary School is in Kingston upon Hull, City of; for families living there:

Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
76
Fatal
1
Serious
18
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 76 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 18 serious and 57 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Adelaide Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Adelaide Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Adelaide Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Adelaide Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Kingston upon Hull, City of, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Adelaide Primary School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Kingston upon Hull, City of got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

421 pupils

420 places

1 pupil over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hull

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,261
Projected new pupils:815

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull

Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

3,375

Applications

2,583

Got 1st preference

95.2%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Kingston upon Hull, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

21 June 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

4 February 2015
Good
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

123

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

30.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication131
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
22.3%
Asian
19.6%
Black
14.5%
Mixed
15.3%
Other
12.8%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals50.9%
English as Additional Language74.1%

444

Total Pupils

240

Boys

204

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

22.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,099

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,268

Per pupil

£3000k

Total funding

£315k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£562,485
EAL funding£100,367
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

7.8%

Persistent absence

385

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)7.8%
Severe (50%+)0.8%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
4.8%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
4.7%
23/24
4.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Adelaide Primary School

What are SATs results like at Adelaide Primary School?

Of the pupils at Adelaide Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.

What is Adelaide Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Adelaide Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Adelaide Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Adelaide Primary School is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Hull, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Adelaide Primary School?

Adelaide Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Adelaide Primary School?

Classes at Adelaide Primary School average 28.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Adelaide Primary School?

Adelaide Primary School has around 444 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Adelaide Primary School?

4.4% of sessions were missed at Adelaide Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Adelaide Primary School?

Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Adelaide Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Adelaide Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Adelaide Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Adelaide Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 76 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 18 serious and 57 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Adelaide Primary School?

Adelaide Primary School is at Walker Street, Hull, HU3 2RA.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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