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Kingswood Parks Primary School, Hull

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Kingswood Parks Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hull, part of Humber Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 85 schools in Hull with published results, and 1,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Kingswood Parks Primary School in detail

Kingswood Parks Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Kingswood Parks Primary School, we aim to provide a happy, stimulating and secure community for every child where they can grow , aspire and achieve . Our children will experience, and actively participate in, an enjoyable and challenging curriculum. They will have the opportunity to reach their full potential and aspire to achieve excellence in everything they do."

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

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Kingswood Parks Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% 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 (90% in reading, 89% in maths).

Getting a place at Kingswood Parks Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put Kingswood Parks Primary School as their first choice and 191 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Kingswood Parks Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingswood Parks Primary School are Broadacre Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); Dunswell Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 46% maths); Bude Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); and Wawne Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 59% maths).

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

Broadacre Primary SchoolDunswell Primary SchoolBude Park Primary SchoolWawne Primary School

The trust

Kingswood Parks 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.

All 17 schools in Humber Education Trust

What parents say

77 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingswood Parks Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

Who goes there

4.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 65 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 22 (3.2%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingswood Parks School, 70 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 169 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309).

Suspensions and exclusions

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

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Kingswood Parks Primary School are Lift Kingswood (1.1 miles) and Sirius Academy North (1.2 miles).

Lift KingswoodSirius Academy North

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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

Likely (~655m)Possible (~936m)Unlikely (~1.2km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Nicola Loten
Pupils:688
LA:Kingston upon Hull, City of
Phone:01482427870
Address:School Lane, Kingswood, Hull, HU7 3JQ
Trust:HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from December 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report
URN:140275
UKPRN:10046505
Constituency:Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This school creates a caring community where children thrive academically and personally. Pupils receive expert teaching in reading and writing, with those needing extra support getting exactly what they need to succeed. The school celebrates children's achievements, such as publishing Year 6 authors' work in professionally bound books, and involves families in community activities like board game nights and litter picks.

Key Strengths

  • Expert teaching in reading with quick identification of pupils needing support and bespoke help to keep up with peers
  • Impressive creative writing skills development, with Year 6 pupils becoming published authors with professionally bound books
  • Exceptional progress from pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with tailored support they understand and value
  • Strong early years provision with highly skilled staff developing communication, language and vocabulary skills
  • Positive school culture emphasizing community involvement, respect, and aspiration through pupil leadership roles

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Friendship monitor roles, cloakroom monitor roles, fundraising activities, community litter picks, zebra crossing campaigns, family board game nights, family walks, big switch off nights

Kingswood Parks Primary School is a kind and inclusive primary school where pupils flourish and make strong progress. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since its previous Good rating in December 2019.

At a Glance

4.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

77 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy95%
Child does well95%
High expectations90%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)77%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)83%
Wider development79%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+2ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.8

Avg class size

29.2

Infant (KS1)

30.2

KS2

24

Total classes

7 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Kingswood Parks 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

Kingswood Parks School
71m · 1 min walk
Kingswood Health Centre
90m · 1 min walk
Hyde Park Road
239m · 4 min walk
Abbey Lane
244m · 4 min walk
Chartwell Gardens
246m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

1 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.

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Your chances of a place at Kingswood Parks Primary School

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  • How many families in Kingston upon Hull, City of got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

621 pupils

630 places

9 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hull

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,261
Projected new pupils:815

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull

Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

25 March 2025

Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.

Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
4 December 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
11 July 2017
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

65

SEN Support

22

EHC Plans

12.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication34
Specific Learning Difficulty27
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Physical Disability5
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.2%
Asian
1.8%
Black
1.8%
Mixed
4.4%
Chinese
1.0%
Other
1.3%
Unclassified
6.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals4.8%
English as Additional Language8.3%

688

Total Pupils

317

Boys

371

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

28

Teachers

24.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,619

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£3277k

Total funding

£36k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£56,714
EAL funding£19,504
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.0%

Overall absence

7.5%

Persistent absence

546

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)7.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
2.5%
20/21
5.9%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
4.5%
23/24
4.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kingswood Parks Primary School

What are SATs results like at Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Of the pupils at Kingswood Parks Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.

What is Kingswood Parks Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Kingswood Parks Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Kingswood Parks Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Kingswood Parks 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 Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Kingswood Parks Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Classes at Kingswood Parks Primary School average 27.8 pupils (2025/26). 7 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Kingswood Parks Primary School has around 688 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Kingswood Parks Primary School?

4% of sessions were missed at Kingswood Parks Primary School in 2024/25. 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingswood Parks 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 Kingswood Parks Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Kingswood Parks 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 Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Kingswood Parks Primary School?

Kingswood Parks Primary School is at School Lane, Kingswood, Hull, HU7 3JQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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