Buckingham Primary Academy
Buckingham Street, Hull, HU8 8UG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Paula Hillman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 140847
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482328661
About this school
Buckingham Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Buckingham Primary Academy, 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
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 | 30 | 42 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 7% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Buckingham Primary 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 | 63% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckingham Primary Academy compares
Buckingham Primary Academy ranked 39th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.1% | 48.3% | 229 | — |
| Craven Primary Academy | 85% | 6.1% | 46.8% | 193 | 0.3 miles |
| Estcourt Primary Academy | 79% | 5.3% | 35% | 329 | 0.3 miles |
| Mersey Primary Academy | 80% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Westcott Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 23.4% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
| Southcoates Primary Academy | 67% | 5.8% | 58.3% | 322 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report8 January 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.28%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Craven Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Estcourt Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Mersey Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Westcott Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Southcoates Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Buckingham Primary Academy ranks 40th 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 ages does Buckingham Primary Academy teach?
- Buckingham Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the principal of Buckingham Primary Academy?
- The principal of Buckingham Primary Academy is Miss Paula Hillman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buckingham Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckingham Primary 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 many pupils are at Buckingham Primary Academy?
- Buckingham Primary Academy has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Buckingham Primary Academy full?
- Buckingham Primary Academy has capacity for 350 pupils and 229 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 Buckingham Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Buckingham Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckingham Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Buckingham Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Buckingham Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Buckingham Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Buckingham Primary Academy'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 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buckingham Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Buckingham Primary Academy ranked 39th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buckingham Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Buckingham Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buckingham Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckingham Primary 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.