Priory Primary School, Hull

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Priory 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. "Leaders have created an environment in which learning is tailored to pupils' individual needs effectively."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have ensured that attendance has risen significantly over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum is highly ambitious."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff value and celebrate the importance of early years education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a highly inclusive school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders keep the wellbeing of pupils at the centre of all decision-making."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are passionate about ensuring that the school supports pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to extend the positive work they have started to quality assure the systems and practices that are supporting the school to strive for exceptional outcomes for all pupils".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, judo, dance, gardening and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1.50 per day.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Priory 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 76% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Priory Primary School as their first choice and 73 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 Priory Primary School are Appleton Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); Wold Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 80% maths); Ainthorpe Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); and Bricknell Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 93% maths).

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

Priory Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.

10.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Priory Primary School had 25 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 Cottingham Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shropshire Close (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 157 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309).

In 2024/25, Priory Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Priory Primary School are Kelvin Hall School (0.6 miles) and Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College (1.8 miles).