Longhill Primary School
Shannon Road, Longhill Estate, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU8 9RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mark Batty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 276
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 140245
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482814160
About this school
Longhill Primary School is a primary academy in Kingston-upon-Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 296 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longhill Primary School, 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 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
- Needs attention
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 59% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 66% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| 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 Longhill 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 | 63% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Longhill Primary School compares
Longhill Primary School ranked 36th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.9% | 54.9% | 296 | — |
| Thanet Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 40% | 382 | 0.3 miles |
| Wansbeck Primary School | 62% | 6.5% | 52.7% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Bilton Community Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 19.4% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
| Bellfield Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 28.2% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Griffin Primary School | 60% | 6.8% | 49.4% | 435 | 0.9 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)
- 54.9%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thanet Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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Wansbeck Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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Bilton Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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Bellfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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Griffin Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Kingston-upon-Hull
Longhill Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Keyingham Primary School Primary
- Rokeby Park Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Sutton Park Primary School Primary
- Woodland Primary School Primary
- The Boulevard Academy Secondary
- Hull College 16 plus
- Wilberforce College 16 plus
- Aspire Academy Free Schools
- Bridgeview Special School Academies
- Felix House School Special schools
- Ganton School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Longhill Primary School teach?
- Longhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Longhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Longhill Primary School is Mark Batty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longhill 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 many pupils are at Longhill Primary School?
- Longhill Primary School has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Longhill Primary School full?
- Longhill Primary School has capacity for 276 pupils and 296 on roll (107%), 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 Longhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Longhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Longhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Longhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Longhill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Longhill Primary School is part of HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Longhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Longhill Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Longhill Primary School ranked 36th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Longhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Longhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longhill 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.