Cleeve Primary School, Hull

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Cleeve Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years curriculum is well planned and clearly sequenced."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Cleeve Primary is an inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a deep understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a well-organised and coherent approach to personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as others nationally."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "The school's attendance rate remains below national figures."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Implementation of the curriculum is not secure."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that their work continues to improve pupils' attendance and reduces rates of persistent absence"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well in all subjects and year groups, so that pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need for their next steps"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers fully support pupils at the early stages of learning to secure their foundational knowledge"; "Leaders should ensure that improvements to the curriculum and teaching, including adaptation for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, support all pupils to achieve in line with national expectations at the end of key stage 2"; "Leaders should continue the school's work to further strengthen home–school links".

The school runs a breakfast club, from £3.50 per session.

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Cleeve Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% 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 62% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Cleeve Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Cleeve Primary School are Biggin Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 74% maths); Bude Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 77% maths); and Sutton Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths).

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

Cleeve Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Horizon Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

38 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cleeve Primary School (as of April 2026): 53% would recommend the school, 66% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (66%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

57.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cleeve Primary School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wawne Ferry, 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cleeve 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 2024/25, Cleeve Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cleeve Primary School are Lift Kingswood (0.4 miles) and Winifred Holtby Academy (0.7 miles).