SCHOOL PROFILE

Adelaide Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144672
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 405 Published school capacity
Capacity used 109.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 407 full-time · 37 part-time
Female pupils 204 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 240 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.9%
26.1 pts above England
School 50.9%
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.

74.1%
53.8 pts above England
School 74.1%
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
22.3%
99
Any other White background
14.9%
66
Any other ethnic group
12.8%
57
African
12.2%
54
Any other Asian background
11.9%
53
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
30
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 30.9% 137 of 444 pupils
10.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.9%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.7% 123 pupils
England 14.8% 12.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 131
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
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

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
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

4.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.85 pts lower than England
School 4.37%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.02 pts lower than England
School 7.79%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.02 pts lower than England
School 0.78%
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

109.6% 21.4 pts above England
Adelaide Primary School
109.6%
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