Wold Academy
Wold Road, Hull, HU5 5QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Julia Eley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 139968
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482353259
About this school
Wold Academy is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 387 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 77 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Wold 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 | 74% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 466 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wold Academy compares
Wold Academy ranked 21st of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6% | 25.9% | 387 | — |
| Ainthorpe Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 36.5% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 26.6% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| Appleton Primary School | 67% | 7.2% | 34.4% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Acre Heads Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
| Springhead Primary School | 86% | 3.4% | 19.5% | 210 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 12 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.86%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 16.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ainthorpe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Priory Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Appleton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Acre Heads Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Springhead Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Wold Academy ranks 22nd 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 Wold Academy teach?
- Wold Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the principal of Wold Academy?
- The principal of Wold Academy is Mrs Julia Eley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wold Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wold 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 Wold Academy?
- Wold Academy has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wold Academy full?
- Wold Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 387 on roll (61%), 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 Wold Academy a faith school?
- No. Wold Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wold Academy a selective school?
- No. Wold Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Wold Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wold Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wold Academy?
- Wold Academy 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 Wold Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wold Academy rank locally?
- Wold Academy ranked 21st of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wold Academy's absence rate?
- Wold Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wold Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wold 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.