Appleton Primary School

Appleton Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance with pupils achieving in line with national averages in key stage assessments, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school has significantly improved its curriculum and teaching methods since the last inspection, leading to enhanced understanding and application of knowledge among pupils. Safeguarding standards are fully met, fostering a safe and supportive environment where pupils thrive both academically and socially. However, attendance remains a concern, and leadership is actively working on strategies to address this issue.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well across reading, writing, and mathematics.
• The school has invested in a well-structured curriculum that supports incremental learning.
• High expectations from leaders foster academic and social development.
• Effective support provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and parents enhance the school environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance rates for many pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, are too low.

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 Appleton Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.9% 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 Appleton Primary School 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 Appleton Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Appleton Primary School 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 Appleton Primary School received £8,205 and spent £7,842 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £186,000 (£847 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Constellation Trust, income was £8,448 and spending £8,393 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

Appleton Primary School is part of The Constellation Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Bricknell Primary School Hull
• Paisley Primary School Hull
• Francis Askew Primary School Hull
• Sirius Academy North Hull
• Rokeby Park Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Sirius Academy West Hull
• Stoneferry Primary School Hull
• Victoria Dock Primary School Hull

What is Appleton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Appleton Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Appleton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Appleton Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Appleton Primary School have?

Appleton Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Appleton Primary School cover?

Appleton Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Appleton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Appleton Primary School?

Appleton Primary School is at Appleton Road, Hull, HU5 4PG.