Ainthorpe Primary School, Hull

From the headteacher's welcome: "David Ross Education Trust schools create a rich and exciting learning environment that inspires students to become their confident, academic best. Ainthorpe Primary School is a happy place for children to learn and make friends. It is a pleasure to welcome you to Ainthorpe Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, drama, choir, Lego and sewing.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Ainthorpe Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% 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 rose from 70% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Ainthorpe Primary School as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ainthorpe Primary School are Acre Heads Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Wold Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 80% maths); Priory Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths); and Eastfield Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ainthorpe Primary School.

Ainthorpe Primary School is one of 36 schools run by The David Ross Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 63 pupils (21.4%) received SEN support and 5 (1.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westlands Road, 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 207 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309).

In 2024/25, Ainthorpe Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ainthorpe Primary School are Kelvin Hall School (1.2 miles), Sirius Academy West (1.3 miles) and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College (1.6 miles).