Appleton Primary School
Appleton Road, Hull, HU5 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSTELLATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Langton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Constellation Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 140229
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482343507
About this school
Appleton Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 209 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 46 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 76% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 70% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Appleton 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 | 64% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Appleton Primary School compares
Appleton Primary School ranked 34th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.2% | 34.4% | 209 | — |
| Priory Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 26.6% | 408 | 0.3 miles |
| Croxby Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 23.5% | 367 | 0.5 miles |
| Bricknell Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 9.4% | 678 | 0.6 miles |
| Wold Academy | 75% | 6% | 25.9% | 387 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Hall Road | 80% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 289 | 0.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.43%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Croxby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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Bricknell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
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Wold Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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Lift Hall Road0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Appleton Primary School ranks 37th 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
- 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 year groups does Appleton Primary School teach?
- Appleton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Appleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Appleton Primary School is Mrs Mary Langton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Appleton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Appleton 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 Appleton Primary School?
- Appleton Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Appleton Primary School full?
- Appleton Primary School has capacity for 320 pupils and 209 on roll (65%), 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 Appleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Appleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Appleton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Appleton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Appleton Primary School?
- Appleton Primary School is part of THE CONSTELLATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Appleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Appleton Primary School rank locally?
- Appleton Primary School ranked 34th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Appleton Primary School's absence rate?
- Appleton Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Appleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Appleton 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.