Buckingham Primary Academy, Hull
Buckingham Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Hull, part of The Enquire Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 59th-highest of the 85 schools in Hull with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was 57% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Buckingham Primary Academy in detail
Buckingham Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Buckingham Primary Academy we are proud to offer a purposeful, inspiring, broad and aspirational curriculum . We place high value on the application of oracy for children to believe, persevere and achieve their dreams."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Buckingham Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 64% 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 69% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Buckingham Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Buckingham Primary Academy as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Buckingham Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Buckingham Primary Academy are Craven Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 89% maths); Estcourt Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 79% maths); Mersey Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Westcott Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Buckingham Primary Academy.
Craven Primary AcademyEstcourt Primary AcademyMersey Primary AcademyWestcott Primary School
The trust
Buckingham Primary Academy is one of 32 schools run by The Enquire Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Buckingham Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Who goes there
46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 21 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 12 (5.2%) 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 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barnsley Street, 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Buckingham Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Buckingham Primary Academy issued 19 suspensions, 7.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Buckingham Primary Academy are Malet Lambert (1 mile) and Ron Dearing UTC (1.1 miles).
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; Ofsted Parent View; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Buckingham Primary Academy creates a caring, ambitious learning environment where most pupils achieve well. The school offers a broad curriculum with strong teaching, excellent support for early years children, and effective help for pupils with additional needs. Your child will develop good social skills in a welcoming community where staff genuinely care about their success and wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching with subject knowledge and clear explanations of new information
- Ambitious and interesting curriculum with regular improvements, including enhanced reading opportunities
- High-quality early years provision that gives children a strong start at school
- Effective systems for identifying and supporting pupils with additional needs and SEND
- Polite, friendly pupils who interact well with one another and meet the school's high behavioural expectations
Areas for Improvement
- Reading fluency improvements are still being developed and not yet fully realised in national assessments
- Attendance rates remain higher than local and national averages, though recent steps to improve are showing early signs of success
- Curriculum improvements need to be sustained to ensure consistent high achievement across all areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with strong systems in place that put pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting clubs, school councils with leadership positions, educational visits including residential visit to Whitby
Buckingham Primary Academy has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. Pupils enjoy learning in a supportive environment where staff care for them and help them feel safe.
At a Glance
46.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
14 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Buckingham Primary Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Buckingham Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Buckingham Primary Academy 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
- 99
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 19
- Children hurt
- 13
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 99 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 19 serious and 80 slight.
13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
20 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
198 pupils
350 places
152 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hull
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull
Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council
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(3)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
14.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
229
Total Pupils
112
Boys
117
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,924
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,181
Per pupil
£1440k
Total funding
£139k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.4%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Buckingham Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Buckingham Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Buckingham Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Buckingham Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Buckingham Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Buckingham Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Buckingham Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Buckingham Primary Academy 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 Buckingham Primary Academy?
Buckingham Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 350 places.
How big are the classes at Buckingham Primary Academy?
Classes at Buckingham Primary Academy average 27.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Buckingham Primary Academy?
Buckingham Primary Academy has around 229 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Buckingham Primary Academy?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Buckingham Primary Academy in 2024/25. 17.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Buckingham Primary Academy?
Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Buckingham Primary Academy 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.
How many road collisions happen near Buckingham Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 99 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 19 serious and 80 slight. 13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 20 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 Buckingham Primary Academy?
Buckingham Primary Academy is at Buckingham Street, Hull, HU8 8UG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)