Paull Primary School
Main Street, Paull, Hull, HU12 8AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr P Rowe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- URN
- 117862
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482898352
About this school
Paull Primary School is a community primary school in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 57 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 73% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 73% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 73% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Paull Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Paull Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 29.8% | 57 | — |
| Hedon Primary School | 48% | 4.3% | 25.9% | 130 | 1.9 miles |
| Inmans Primary School | 46% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 393 | 2.2 miles |
| Stockwell Academy | 62% | 8.5% | 47.2% | 338 | 2.3 miles |
| Marfleet Primary Academy | 75% | 6.6% | 48.8% | 176 | 2.4 miles |
| Thorngumbald Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 10.2% | 182 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.79%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hedon Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Inmans Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Stockwell Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Marfleet Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Thorngumbald Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Thorngumbald
Other schools in Hull
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Paull Primary School teach?
- Paull Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Paull Primary School?
- The headteacher of Paull Primary School is Mr P Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Paull Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Paull Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Paull Primary School?
- Paull Primary School has 57 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Paull Primary School full?
- Paull Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 57 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Paull Primary School a faith school?
- No. Paull Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Paull Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Paull Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Paull Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Paull Primary School's absence rate?
- Paull Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Paull Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Paull Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.