Croxby Primary School, Hull

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Croxby 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 build strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics from the early years onwards."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders take a strategic approach to attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The school has a clear and ambitious curriculum that helps every pupil get off to a strong start."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have ensured that the early years provision has a clear sense of direction."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school is a very caring and inclusive place where every child is understood as an individual."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders provide clear and thoughtful strategic direction."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school has an embedded culture of personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further strengthen the precision of intervention for vulnerable groups so that remaining gaps continue to close rapidly and pupils sustain strong achievement".

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 5:30pm.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 5pm and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Croxby Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Croxby Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Croxby Primary School are Appleton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); Lift Hall Road (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Priory Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 72% maths); and Bricknell Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 93% maths).

Croxby Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Croxby Primary School is one of 9 schools run by The Consortium Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

76 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Croxby Primary School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Black (5%).

Croxby Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cottingham Bricknell Avenue, 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 180 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and burglary. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Croxby Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Croxby Primary School are Kelvin Hall School (0.6 miles) and Newland School for Girls (1 mile).