Bricknell Primary School

Bricknell Primary School is a caring, aspirational school where pupils thrive and meet high expectations for academic achievement and personal development. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2015; it is part of The Constellation Trust and includes a specially resourced SEND provision for 10 pupils with autism spectrum disorder. Under the current framework, no overall effectiveness grade is awarded, but all key judgements were outstanding. The curriculum is broad, highly ambitious and exceptionally well sequenced, helping pupils build knowledge strongly across subjects. Early reading is a notable strength, pupils behave exemplarily, personal development is exemplary, and provision for pupils with SEND is exceptional. Leadership, trust governance and staff support are strong, parents are positive, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Inspectors identified no significant areas for improvement. Pupils achieve very well, including in national tests, and are well prepared for life in modern Britain. The school is not complacent and continues to reflect on and develop its provision.

Strengths

• Broad and highly ambitious curriculum that exceeds national expectations in many areas
• Pupils’ knowledge builds exceptionally well across the curriculum
• Pupils achieve very well, including in national tests
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and conduct around the school
• Strong, calm routines from the early years onwards
• Expert early reading and phonics provision
• Skilled support for pupils who struggle to read
• Exceptional SEND provision with swift identification and expert support
• Pupils with SEND learn successfully alongside their peers
• Exemplary personal development offer covering finance, safety, mental health and careers
• Pupils develop a strong understanding of British values and protected characteristics
• Highly knowledgeable and committed trust leaders and trustees
• Staff are well supported with their well-being and workload
• Parents and carers are very positive about the school’s provision
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

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 Bricknell Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Bricknell 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 Bricknell Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% 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, 8.7% of pupils at Bricknell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.

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 Bricknell Primary School received £6,340 and spent £6,461 for each of its 649 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £549,000 (£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

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

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

What is Bricknell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bricknell Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Bricknell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bricknell Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Bricknell Primary School have?

Bricknell Primary School has 678 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bricknell Primary School cover?

Bricknell Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bricknell Primary School?

Bricknell Primary School is at Bricknell Avenue, Hull, HU5 4ET.