Spring Cottage Primary School
Dressay Grove, Spring Cottage Estate, Hull, HU8 9JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Chamberlain
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Horizon Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 140587
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482794183
About this school
Spring Cottage Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 492 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 64 | 56 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 86% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 21% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 91% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Spring Cottage 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 | 78% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 479 |
| 2024/25 | 500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spring Cottage Primary School compares
Spring Cottage Primary School ranked 2nd of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4.4% | 11.8% | 492 | — |
| Neasden Primary School | 74% | 5% | 42.4% | 266 | 0.3 miles |
| East Park Primary School | 81% | 4.4% | 5% | 782 | 0.7 miles |
| Ings Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 34% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| St James' Church of England Academy | 63% | 6.4% | 37.4% | 197 | 0.8 miles |
| Bellfield Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 28.2% | 235 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Neasden Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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East Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
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Ings Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
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St James' Church of England Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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Bellfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Spring Cottage Primary School ranks 2nd 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 Spring Cottage Primary School teach?
- Spring Cottage Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Spring Cottage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spring Cottage Primary School is Mrs Hannah Chamberlain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spring Cottage Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spring Cottage 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 Spring Cottage Primary School?
- Spring Cottage Primary School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Spring Cottage Primary School full?
- Spring Cottage Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 492 on roll (117%), 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 Spring Cottage Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spring Cottage Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spring Cottage Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Spring Cottage Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Spring Cottage Primary School?
- Spring Cottage Primary School is part of HORIZON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Spring Cottage Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Spring Cottage Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Spring Cottage Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spring Cottage Primary School rank locally?
- Spring Cottage Primary School ranked 2nd of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spring Cottage Primary School's absence rate?
- Spring Cottage Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spring Cottage Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spring Cottage 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.