SCHOOL PROFILE

Buckingham Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140847
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 350 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 November 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 6 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 229 206 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 117 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 112 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.7%
21.9 pts above England
School 46.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.7%
2.4 pts above England
School 22.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.7%
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%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.1%
149
Any other White background
17.9%
41
African
9.2%
21
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.3%
3
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 14.4% 33 of 229 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.2% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 5.6 pts below
EHC plans 5.2% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Physical disability 1

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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 63.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 71.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 72.2%
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

6.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.13 pts lower than England
School 6.09%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.58 pts higher than England
School 17.39%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 1.75%
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

65.4% 22.8 pts below England
Buckingham Primary Academy
65.4%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
96.3%
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