Paisley Primary School

Paisley Primary School is a warm, ambitious and highly inclusive school that has improved markedly and is performing well overall. Leadership and governance are a particular strength: leaders have reshaped the school's culture, expectations and provision, staff feel well supported, and governors and trust leaders provide effective challenge and oversight. Early years and inclusion are also strong; children get a secure start in a curriculum focused on communication and language, and pupils with SEND or other barriers are supported well through tailored teaching, specialist spaces and close work with families and external services. Personal development and wellbeing are thoughtfully planned, with pupils confident, safe and well prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils behave well and feel safe; bullying is rare, relationships are positive and pupils are proud of their school. Achievement is moving in the right direction. Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is now broadly in line with national figures, with recent improvements in mathematics and writing, and disadvantaged pupils have narrowed gaps considerably. However, combined outcomes at the end of key stage 2 still need to improve further, and teaching consistency should be strengthened so that this progress continues. Attendance is a clear priority and improving, but overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages, and further targeted work is needed so attendance rises for all pupils, including those with SEND. The school serves a deprived community with above-average free school meals and many pupils joining with low language levels; it also runs a new two-year-old nursery and supports a rising number of pupils with EHC plans and complex needs. This context makes the school's inclusive and caring provision notable.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive culture where pupils from many backgrounds feel valued and supported.
• Strong early years provision with a sequenced curriculum focused on communication, language and early reading.
• Effective leadership and governance that have driven sustained improvement and clear priorities.
• Strong personal development and wellbeing programme covering safety, relationships, health and life in modern Britain.
• High-quality pastoral support for families and targeted emotional wellbeing help.
• Pupils behave calmly and respectfully, with positive attitudes to learning.
• Pupils feel safe and trust adults; bullying is rare and dealt with swiftly.
• Reading and phonics are prioritised and taught consistently, with rapid support for pupils who need it.
• Pupils with SEND benefit from high-quality teaching and well-resourced specialist provision such as The Nest and Pods.
• Disadvantaged pupils are well supported, and gaps with peers have narrowed considerably.
• Attendance is improving due to secure systems, family work and incentives.
• A broad range of creative, cultural and careers-related experiences broadens pupils' horizons.
• Staff feel valued and supported, with professional learning and thoughtful workload management.
• Leaders use pupil premium effectively to strengthen language, reading and wider opportunities.
• Pupils achieve well from starting points in early years and key stage 1.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching consistency needs further strengthening so that outcomes at the end of key stage 2 continue to improve.
• Attendance, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, remains a priority and needs to rise further.
• Overall absence and persistent absence are above national averages.
• Combined reading, writing and mathematics attainment has been below national averages over the latest three-year average, although recent outcomes have improved.

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 Paisley Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.6% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Paisley 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 Paisley Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 19.4% of pupils at Paisley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% 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 Paisley Primary School received £7,553 and spent £7,750 for each of its 322 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £273,000 (£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

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

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

What is Paisley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Paisley Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Paisley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Paisley Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Paisley Primary School have?

Paisley Primary School has 319 pupils on roll.

What age range does Paisley Primary School cover?

Paisley Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Paisley Primary School?

Paisley Primary School is at Paisley Street, Hull, HU3 6NJ.