Estcourt Primary Academy

Estcourt Primary Academy is an outstanding primary school in Hull and part of Delta Academies Trust. Inspectors found the school to be exceptional across all key judgements: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has high ambitions for pupils, and these are realised through a highly ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum, strong teaching, effective support for pupils with SEND, and a consistent approach to reading and phonics.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, proud and polite, with exemplary behaviour across the school.
• The curriculum is highly ambitious and carefully sequenced from Nursery to Year 6.
• Staff have strong subject knowledge and use consistent teaching approaches effectively.
• Reading is central to the school, with skilled phonics teaching and swift support for pupils who struggle.
• Early years provision gives children a superb start in an exceptionally inviting environment.
• Personal development is exceptional, with a vibrant enrichment programme and strong focus on pupils' wellbeing.
• Attendance is high because the school is proactive in supporting families.
• The school and Delta Academies Trust work closely together with a shared vision of excellence.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 Estcourt Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% 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 Estcourt 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 Estcourt Primary Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.5% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Estcourt Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Estcourt Primary Academy received £7,739 and spent £7,103 for each of its 292 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £394,000 (£1,350 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

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

• Craven Primary Academy Hull
• Mersey 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
• Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby
• The Vale Academy Brigg

What is Estcourt Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Estcourt Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Estcourt Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Estcourt Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Estcourt Primary Academy have?

Estcourt Primary Academy has 329 pupils on roll.

What age range does Estcourt Primary Academy cover?

Estcourt Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Estcourt Primary Academy?

Estcourt Primary Academy is at Estcourt Street, Hull, HU9 2RP.