Mersey Primary Academy

Mersey Primary Academy has shown significant improvement since its last inspection and is poised for a graded inspection in the near future. The school's community is characterized by pride and inclusivity, with students consistently displaying respect and high aspirations. The leadership, supported by the Delta Academies Trust, is focused on fostering an environment where all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), receive the resources and guidance necessary to thrive academically and personally.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate pride in their school and consistently exhibit good manners.
• The school has high expectations for all pupils, who achieve very well.
• SEND pupils receive purposeful and highly effective support, meeting ambitious expectations.
• Reading is prioritized, with a strong culture of reading for pleasure evident throughout the school.
• Staff are valued and supported, enhancing their expertise and confidence.
• A broad range of enrichment opportunities are available to all pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mersey Primary Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Mersey Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mersey Primary Academy had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.0% of pupils at Mersey Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Mersey Primary Academy received £6,508 and spent £7,001 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £316,000 (£1,574 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hull · Kingston upon Hull, City of local authority: places and applications

Mersey Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Craven Primary Academy Hull
• Estcourt Primary Academy Hull
• Hull Trinity House Academy Hull
• The Parks Primary Academy Hull
• Worlaby Academy Brigg
• John Whitgift Academy Grimsby
• Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby
• Willows Academy Grimsby
• The Vale Academy Brigg
• Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby

What is Mersey Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mersey Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Mersey Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Mersey Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Mersey Primary Academy have?

Mersey Primary Academy has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mersey Primary Academy cover?

Mersey Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Mersey Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mersey Primary Academy?

Mersey Primary Academy is at Derwent Street, Hull, HU8 8TX.