SCHOOL PROFILE

Sidmouth Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145431
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

10 November 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 THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 383 352 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 184 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 199 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.4%
3.4 pts below England
School 21.4%
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.

56.9%
36.6 pts above England
School 56.9%
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.

Any other White background
31.1%
119
African
30.5%
117
White British
13.1%
50
Any other ethnic group
6.8%
26
Pakistani
3.9%
15
Bangladeshi
3.4%
13
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 16.7% 64 of 383 pupils
4.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.1% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.7% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 2
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

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 63.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 71.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
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

4.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.63 pts lower than England
School 4.59%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.53 pts higher than England
School 16.34%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.95%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.15 pts higher than England
School 1.95%
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

83.4% 4.7 pts below England
Sidmouth Primary School
83.4%
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