St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy
Queens Road, Hull, HU5 2QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Head
- Ms Philippa Donnelly
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 140848
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482342645
About this school
St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 222 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 63% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 73% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic 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 | 50% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy compares
St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 67th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.7% | 19.3% | 222 | — |
| Stepney Primary School | 29% | 4.3% | 39.3% | 218 | 0.3 miles |
| Pearson Primary School | 53% | 6.2% | 41.4% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Sidmouth Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 383 | 0.5 miles |
| St Nicholas Primary School | 85% | 3.4% | 17.8% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Newland St John's Church of England Academy | 63% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 214 | 0.7 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)
- 19.32%
- English as an additional language
- 76.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stepney Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Pearson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Sidmouth Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St Nicholas Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Newland St John's Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranks 74th 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 St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy teach?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the executive head of St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- The executive head of St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy is Ms Philippa Donnelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic 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 big is St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy full?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy has capacity for 235 pupils and 222 on roll (94%), 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 St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy is part of ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy rank locally?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 67th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic 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.