The Parks Primary Academy

The Parks Primary Academy is performing exceptionally well across most areas, achieving an outstanding overall effectiveness rating. The school boasts a high-quality education that ensures strong progress for students from their starting points, supported by a highly ambitious and well-structured curriculum. Students demonstrate exceptional behavior and positive attitudes towards learning, while parents and staff express high levels of satisfaction with the school's provisions, which include a free breakfast club and a variety of after-school activities. Personal development is also well-embedded, with pupils actively participating in community improvement projects and developing awareness of different cultures and values, although there are some areas for improvement in articulating these understandings. Despite its strengths, there are areas identified for growth, particularly in enhancing pupils’ confidence in discussing cultural and democratic values. Leadership and management are robust, with effective training and support for staff, ensuring that the educational and personal needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are met effectively. The school, forming part of Delta Academies Trust, has shown significant improvement since its last inspection in 2022.

Strengths

• Exceptional educational quality that supports strong pupil progress
• Highly ambitious and well-structured curriculum
• Consistent high expectations for pupil behavior
• Strong focus on reading and communication skills
• Robust support for pupils with special educational needs
• Active engagement in community improvement projects
• High levels of satisfaction among parents and staff

Areas for Improvement

• Need for pupils to articulate their understanding of cultural and democratic values more confidently

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 The Parks Primary Academy attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.6% 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, 1.4% of pupils at The Parks 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 The Parks Primary Academy had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.8% 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, 26.5% of pupils at The Parks Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 The Parks Primary Academy received £7,053 and spent £7,119 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £436,000 (£1,217 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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The Parks Primary Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Hull Trinity House Academy Hull
• Mersey Primary Academy Hull
• Craven Primary Academy Hull
• Estcourt Primary Academy Hull
• Worlaby Academy Brigg
• The Vale Academy Brigg
• John Whitgift Academy Grimsby
• Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby
• Willows Academy Grimsby
• Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe

What is The Parks Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Parks Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was The Parks Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Parks Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does The Parks Primary Academy have?

The Parks Primary Academy has 355 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Parks Primary Academy cover?

The Parks Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Parks Primary Academy?

The Parks Primary Academy is at Courtway Road, Hull, HU6 9TA.