Mersey Primary Academy
Derwent Street, Hull, HU8 8TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mrs Leigh Gordon
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 139921
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482761320
About this school
Mersey Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mersey Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 71% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 6% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 68% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 Mersey Primary Academy 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 | 66% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mersey Primary Academy compares
Mersey Primary Academy ranked 8th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 211 | — |
| Buckingham Primary Academy | 64% | 6.1% | 48.3% | 229 | 0.3 miles |
| Westcott Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 23.4% | 289 | 0.4 miles |
| Craven Primary Academy | 85% | 6.1% | 46.8% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Estcourt Primary Academy | 79% | 5.3% | 35% | 329 | 0.6 miles |
| Stoneferry Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 36.2% | 188 | 0.6 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)
- 35.35%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 12.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Buckingham Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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Westcott Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
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Craven Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
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Estcourt Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
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Stoneferry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Mersey Primary Academy ranks 8th 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 ages does Mersey Primary Academy teach?
- Mersey Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the head of academy of Mersey Primary Academy?
- The head of academy of Mersey Primary Academy is Mrs Leigh Gordon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mersey Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mersey Primary Academy, 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 Mersey Primary Academy?
- Mersey Primary Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mersey Primary Academy full?
- Mersey Primary Academy has capacity for 230 pupils and 211 on roll (92%), 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 Mersey Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Mersey Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Mersey Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mersey Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Mersey Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Mersey Primary Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mersey Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mersey Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Mersey Primary Academy ranked 8th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mersey Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Mersey Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mersey Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mersey Primary Academy'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.