Hunsley Primary, Brough

In its own words: "Hunsley Primary offers its pupils an excellent, child-centred education that helps them to develop as confident, lively thinkers with enquiring minds, to enable children to learn across the wider curriculum through discovery and observation, developing their ability to think, reflect and to find creative, problem-solving solutions."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, judo, drama, choir, guitar, recorder, chess, cooking and gardening.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 1 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hunsley Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 72% 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 fell from 79% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Hunsley Primary as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 Hunsley Primary are Welton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths); Brough Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 64% maths); Elloughton Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 68% maths); and North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 84% maths).

Hunsley Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hunsley Primary is one of 12 schools run by The Education Alliance, an academy trust.

10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (16.6%) received SEN support and 13 (6.2%) 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.

Hunsley Primary had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brough Rail Stn, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brough Aldi, 60 metres away.

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

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