SCHOOL PROFILE

Hilderthorpe Primary School

Primary Community school URN 135700
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 509 Published school capacity
Capacity used 63.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 22 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 322 310 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 150 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 172 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.7%
24.9 pts above England
School 49.7%
East Riding of Yorkshire 20.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.3%
16.0 pts below England
School 4.3%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.5%
298
Chinese
1.9%
6
Any other White background
1.6%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
3
Unclassified
0.9%
3
Bangladeshi
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.9% 77 of 322 pupils
3.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire 19.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 28
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 57.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 72.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 68.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.86 pts higher than England
School 7.08%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.34%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.52 pts higher than England
School 22.34%
East Riding of Yorkshire 12.56%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.29 pts higher than England
School 3.09%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.98%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

63.3% 24.9 pts below England
Hilderthorpe Primary School
63.3%
East Riding of Yorkshire
85.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information