The Parks Primary Academy
Courtway Road, Hull, HU6 9TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael McGrath
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 139922
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482761321
About this school
The Parks Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 355 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 58% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 67% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 53% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 The Parks 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 | 59% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 349 |
| 2023/24 | 333 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Parks Primary Academy compares
The Parks Primary Academy ranked 24th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 7.3% | 71.8% | 355 | — |
| St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy | 59% | 6% | 48.3% | 233 | 0.1 miles |
| Thorpepark Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 65.1% | 638 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift Green Way | 77% | 6.7% | 61.9% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift Hall Road | 80% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 289 | 0.8 miles |
| Croxby Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 23.5% | 367 | 1.0 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
- 28 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report30 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.84%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Thorpepark Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Lift Green Way0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Lift Hall Road0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Croxby Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
The Parks Primary Academy ranks 26th 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 The Parks Primary Academy teach?
- The Parks Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of The Parks Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Parks Primary Academy is Mr Michael McGrath, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Parks Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Parks 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 big is The Parks Primary Academy?
- The Parks Primary Academy has 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Parks Primary Academy full?
- The Parks Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 355 on roll (113%), 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 The Parks Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Parks Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Parks Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Parks Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Parks Primary Academy?
- The Parks 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 The Parks Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Parks Primary Academy rank locally?
- The Parks Primary Academy ranked 24th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Parks Primary Academy's absence rate?
- The Parks Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Parks Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Parks 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.