Southcoates Primary Academy
Southcoates Lane, Hull, HU9 3TW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Thomas Libera
- 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
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 140849
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482701407
About this school
Southcoates Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southcoates 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. 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 2 March 2023, 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 | 55 | 42 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 57% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 64% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 64% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Southcoates 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 | 40% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 339 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southcoates Primary Academy compares
Southcoates Primary Academy ranked 35th 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% | 5.8% | 58.3% | 322 | — |
| Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.7% | 28.4% | 425 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodland Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 67.4% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Estcourt Primary Academy | 79% | 5.3% | 35% | 329 | 0.6 miles |
| Maybury Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 49% | 232 | 0.8 miles |
| Craven Primary Academy | 85% | 6.1% | 46.8% | 193 | 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)
- 58.3%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 18.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Woodland Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Estcourt Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Maybury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Craven Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Southcoates Primary Academy ranks 38th 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 Southcoates Primary Academy teach?
- Southcoates Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the principal of Southcoates Primary Academy?
- The principal of Southcoates Primary Academy is Mr Thomas Libera, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southcoates Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southcoates 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 Southcoates Primary Academy?
- Southcoates Primary Academy has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Southcoates Primary Academy full?
- Southcoates Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 322 on roll (102%), 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 Southcoates Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Southcoates Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Southcoates Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southcoates Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Southcoates Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Southcoates 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 Southcoates Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% 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 Southcoates Primary Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Southcoates Primary Academy ranked 35th 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 Southcoates Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Southcoates Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southcoates Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southcoates 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.