Wansbeck Primary School, Hull
Wansbeck Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hull, part of Hull Collaborative Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 85 schools in Hull with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 105% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Wansbeck Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Wansbeck Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% 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 78% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wansbeck Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Wansbeck Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wansbeck Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wansbeck Primary School are Longhill Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths); Thanet Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 60% maths); Bilton Community Primary School (0.6 miles, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Griffin Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 75% maths).
Wansbeck Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Longhill Primary SchoolThanet Primary SchoolBilton Community Primary SchoolGriffin Primary School
The trust
Wansbeck Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Hull Collaborative Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wansbeck Primary School (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).
Who goes there
46.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 38 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 46 (18.3%) 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.
Wansbeck Primary School has a resourced provision (2 places) and a SEN unit (30 places, 28 pupils on roll) for autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and severe learning difficulties.
Staffing
Wansbeck Primary School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wansbeck Primary School.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nith Grove (adjacent), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 178 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wansbeck Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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; DfE school workforce census; 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 June 2015, 11 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
Wansbeck Primary School excels at making every child feel valued and safe whilst giving them amazing experiences to develop as confident, well-rounded individuals. The school works closely with families to support learning and has excellent support systems for children with additional needs. Staff genuinely care about pupils' wellbeing and create a positive, respectful community where children are proud to be part of the school.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development programme with 50 meaningful experiences before pupils leave school (museum visits, overnight stays, performances, swimming lessons)
- Strong relationships and safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe, cared for, and bullying is extremely rare
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through early identification and tailored provision across the Arc, Burrows and Wizards provisions
- Excellent attendance focus with leaders working relentlessly to reduce persistent absence
- Well-developed strategies in reading and mathematics to check what pupils know and remember over time
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum does not sufficiently prioritise basic letter formation and spelling skills before moving to complex writing tasks, causing some older pupils to find writing difficult
- Strategies to check pupils' knowledge and recall are not yet fully established across the wider curriculum, making it harder to identify gaps in knowledge
- Some pupils' basic errors in letter formation, spelling and sentence structure become embedded over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff listening to pupils' worries, helping resolve problems, and the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Museum visits, overnight residential stays, performances in front of audience, swimming lessons, school council, problem solvers roles, breakfast club
Wansbeck Primary School has maintained its good standards and places pupils and families at the centre of its work with an inclusive ethos. The school is highly ambitious for all pupils' behaviour and learning, including those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
46.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Autism, SEMH, SLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 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 78% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
16.8
Avg class size
18.8
Infant (KS1)
18.3
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Wansbeck 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 Wansbeck Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wansbeck 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
221 pupils
210 places
11 pupils over capacity 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
38
SEN Support
46
EHC Plans
33.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Wansbeck Primary School has a resourced provision (2 places) and a SEN unit (30 places, 28 pupils on roll) for autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and severe learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
252
Total Pupils
139
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
11.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,916
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,261
Per pupil
£1627k
Total funding
£149k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
20.1%
Persistent absence
214
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
Wansbeck Primary School
Questions parents ask about Wansbeck Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wansbeck Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wansbeck Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Wansbeck Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wansbeck Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wansbeck Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wansbeck 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 Wansbeck Primary School?
Wansbeck Primary School was full in 2025, at 105% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Wansbeck Primary School?
Classes at Wansbeck Primary School average 16.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wansbeck Primary School?
Wansbeck Primary School has around 252 pupils on roll. 46% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Wansbeck Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Wansbeck Primary School has a resourced provision (2 places) and a SEN unit (30 places, 28 pupils on roll) for autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and severe learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Wansbeck Primary School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at Wansbeck Primary School in 2024/25. 20.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wansbeck Primary School?
Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Wansbeck 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 Wansbeck Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Wansbeck 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 Wansbeck Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Wansbeck Primary School?
Wansbeck Primary School is at Wenning Grove, Longhill Estate, Hull, HU8 9SR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)