Clifton Primary School, Hull

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

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils thrive at Clifton Primary School."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum is ambitious, creative and detailed across all subjects."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion underpins all of the practice at Clifton Primary School."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Parents feel that ‘children are at the heart of everything that is done here'."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Clifton Primary School is a diverse community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

In its own words: "" Our vision is to give children the knowledge, skills and voice to develop their character so that they are able to flourish in the world they live in."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Clifton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 94% 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 85% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Clifton Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Clifton Primary School are St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 48% reading, 60% maths); Pearson Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 56% reading, 75% maths); Stepney Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 32% reading, 52% maths); and Collingwood Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 84% maths).

Clifton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Clifton 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.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Clifton Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school and 92% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (92%).

43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (27%), other ethnic groups (26%) and Black (11%).

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leonard Street, 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Clifton 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 1009 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Clifton Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Clifton Primary School are Hull Trinity House Academy (0.3 miles), Ron Dearing UTC (0.5 miles) and The Boulevard Academy (1.4 miles).