Highlands Primary School
Lothian Way, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 5DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debra Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 139512
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482835609
About this school
Highlands Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 474 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 51 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 84% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 94% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 96% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Highlands 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 | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highlands Primary School compares
Highlands Primary School ranked 19th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.8% | 56% | 474 | — |
| Broadacre Primary School | 78% | 4.5% | 25.3% | 720 | 0.5 miles |
| Cleeve Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 62.7% | 347 | 0.9 miles |
| Bude Park Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 57.2% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingswood Parks Primary School | 88% | 4% | 5.5% | 688 | 1.1 miles |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 51% | 616 | 1.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.01%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadacre Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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Cleeve Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
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Bude Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
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Kingswood Parks Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hull
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Biggin Hill Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Highlands Primary School ranks 20th of the 85 ranked primary 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 Highlands Primary School teach?
- Highlands Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Highlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highlands Primary School is Mrs Debra Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highlands 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 Highlands Primary School?
- Highlands Primary School has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Highlands Primary School full?
- Highlands Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 474 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Highlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Highlands Primary School?
- Highlands Primary School is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Highlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highlands Primary School rank locally?
- Highlands Primary School ranked 19th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Highlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highlands 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 1 July 2026.