Ings Primary School, Hull
Ings Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hull, part of Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 66th-highest of the 85 schools in Hull with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 72% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ings Primary School in detail
Ings Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Ings Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% 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 51% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ings Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Ings Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ings Primary School are East Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 88% maths); Neasden Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Bellfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 87% maths); and Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 92% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ings Primary School.
East Park Primary SchoolNeasden Primary SchoolBellfield Primary SchoolAlderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy
The trust
Ings Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ings Primary School (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 47 pupils (21.5%) received SEN support and 22 (10%) 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.
Ings Primary School has a resourced provision (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) for autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ings School, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ings Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ings Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ings Primary School are Malet Lambert (0.3 miles), Liberty Academy (1 mile), Winifred Holtby Academy (1.3 miles) and The Marvell College (1.4 miles).
Malet LambertLiberty AcademyWinifred Holtby AcademyThe Marvell College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Ings Primary School creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where children feel valued and supported. The school has worked hard to improve how it teaches core subjects like English and maths, and teachers use strong subject knowledge to help pupils learn well. Pupils benefit from rich experiences including local area visits, author visits, and opportunities to develop leadership skills through roles like reading ambassadors.
Key Strengths
- Teachers have strong subject knowledge and check what pupils know at the start of each lesson to help them make connections in their learning
- The school has rewritten its English and maths curriculum to be more effective, with pupils now learning well
- Early years staff use excellent teaching methods to develop children's communication and language skills
- Phonics is taught consistently well with targeted support for pupils who need it
- The school creates a positive, supportive environment where pupils feel happy and proud to belong
Areas for Improvement
- End of key stage 2 exam results remain below the national average, despite curriculum improvements
- Handwriting and letter presentation standards are not consistently high across all year groups
- Some activities for pupils with SEND in mainstream classrooms are too difficult and don't allow them to work independently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate measures in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Times table club, reading ambassadors, maths ambassadors, library tidying roles, mindfulness activities, local area educational visits, author visits, Black History Month, White Ribbon campaign
Ings Primary School has maintained good standards and taken effective action since its previous inspection. The school has recently redesigned its curriculum with high expectations, though these improvements are not yet fully reflected in exam results.
At a Glance
30.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
28 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 51% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 54% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 68% to 64% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ings Primary School
Before and after school care
Ings Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Kingston upon Hull, City of
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ings Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ings Primary School is in Kingston upon Hull, City of; for families living there:
Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 37 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
216 pupils
300 places
84 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hull
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull
Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council
Places available
3,375
Applications
2,583
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Kingston upon Hull, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
31.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Ings Primary School has a resourced provision (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) for autism.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
219
Total Pupils
115
Boys
104
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,122
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,792
Per pupil
£1453k
Total funding
£102k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
197
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ings Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ings Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ings Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ings Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Ings Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ings Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ings Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ings Primary School is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Hull, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ings Primary School?
Ings Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 300 places.
How big are the classes at Ings Primary School?
Classes at Ings Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ings Primary School?
Ings Primary School has around 219 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Ings Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Ings Primary School has a resourced provision (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 10 pupils on roll) for autism.
What is attendance like at Ings Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Ings Primary School in 2024/25. 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ings Primary School?
Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Ings Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ings Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ings Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Ings Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 37 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ings Primary School?
Ings Primary School is at Ings Primary School, Ings Road, Hull, HU8 0SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)