Dunswell Primary School
Beverley Road, Dunswell, Hull, HU6 0AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUKOS TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Miss Alison Oxtoby
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 140119
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482855279
About this school
Dunswell Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 11 | 9 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 56% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 78% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 67% | 46% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 78% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Dunswell 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dunswell Primary School compares
Dunswell Primary School ranked 96th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.8% | 9% | 89 | — |
| Kingswood Parks Primary School | 88% | 4% | 5.5% | 688 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorpepark Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 65.1% | 638 | 0.9 miles |
| The Parks Primary Academy | 71% | 7.3% | 71.8% | 355 | 1.3 miles |
| Broadacre Primary School | 78% | 4.5% | 25.3% | 720 | 1.3 miles |
| Wawne Primary School | 47% | 5% | 21.7% | 96 | 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.
Inspection history
- 22 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report2 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 10.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingswood Parks Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Thorpepark Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
-
The Parks Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Broadacre Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wawne Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Dunswell Primary School ranks 78th 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 Dunswell Primary School teach?
- Dunswell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Dunswell Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Dunswell Primary School is Miss Alison Oxtoby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dunswell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dunswell 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 Dunswell Primary School?
- Dunswell Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dunswell Primary School full?
- Dunswell Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 89 on roll (85%), 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 Dunswell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dunswell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dunswell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dunswell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dunswell Primary School?
- Dunswell Primary School is part of EDUKOS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dunswell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dunswell Primary School rank locally?
- Dunswell Primary School ranked 96th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dunswell Primary School's absence rate?
- Dunswell Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dunswell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dunswell 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.