Ainthorpe Primary School
Ainthorpe Grove, Willerby Road, Hull, HU5 5EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Chapman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 139570
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482353963
About this school
Ainthorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ainthorpe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 54% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Ainthorpe 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 | 70% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ainthorpe Primary School compares
Ainthorpe Primary School ranked 28th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 36.5% | 295 | — |
| Acre Heads Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 427 | 0.4 miles |
| Wold Academy | 75% | 6% | 25.9% | 387 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 26.6% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| Eastfield Primary School | 73% | 5% | 16.5% | 608 | 0.7 miles |
| Appleton Primary School | 67% | 7.2% | 34.4% | 209 | 0.9 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)
- 36.45%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 13.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acre Heads Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wold Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Priory Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Eastfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Appleton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Ainthorpe Primary School ranks 30th of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide 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
- Buckingham Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ainthorpe Primary School teach?
- Ainthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Ainthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ainthorpe Primary School is Mrs Karen Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ainthorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ainthorpe 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 many pupils are at Ainthorpe Primary School?
- Ainthorpe Primary School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ainthorpe Primary School full?
- Ainthorpe Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 295 on roll (70%), 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 Ainthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ainthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ainthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ainthorpe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ainthorpe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ainthorpe Primary School is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ainthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ainthorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Ainthorpe Primary School ranked 28th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ainthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Ainthorpe 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 Ainthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ainthorpe 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 2 July 2026.