Griffin Primary School, Hull

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Griffin Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the curriculum and review it regularly to secure improvement."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school has an effective early years curriculum."

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

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, trustees and governors know their school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The personal development programme is at the heart of the school's work."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Attendance rates have been below national averages for some time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their approach to tackling pupil absence to ensure that it has the intended impact on pupils' attendance rates, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to ensure that the recent improvements are sustained over time"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is consistently taught well so that pupils build detailed knowledge and skills and produce high-quality work across the curriculum".

In its own words: "Venn is a pioneering academy trust, committed to building educational environments where all pupils are inspired to become lifelong learners who achieve the very highest standards possible. Collaborating with all partners, the Trust works with its unique settings to create world class learning experiences for all."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Griffin Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% 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 were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 81% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Griffin Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 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 Griffin Primary School are Maybury Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); Mountbatten Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); Bellfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 87% maths); and Oldfleet Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 53% reading, 40% maths).

Griffin Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Griffin Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Venn 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.

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Griffin Primary School (as of April 2026): 67% would recommend the school, 66% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (67%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).

47.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 103 pupils (23.7%) received SEN support and 15 (3.4%) 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.

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

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Griffin School, 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Griffin Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Griffin Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Griffin Primary School are The Marvell College (0.5 miles) and Liberty Academy (0.7 miles).