St Nicholas Primary School
Cottingham Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU6 7RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Waller
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 140906
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482444215
About this school
St Nicholas Primary School is a primary academy in Kingston-upon-Hull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 December 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 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 79% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 11% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 71% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Nicholas 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 | 70% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas Primary School compares
St Nicholas Primary School ranked 5th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.4% | 17.8% | 199 | — |
| Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 15.3% | 309 | 0.1 miles |
| Sidmouth Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 383 | 0.3 miles |
| Newland St John's Church of England Academy | 63% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Endike Academy | 63% | 8.2% | 42.8% | 389 | 0.7 miles |
| St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy | 48% | 5.7% | 19.3% | 222 | 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)
- 17.79%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Hull
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Sidmouth Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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Newland St John's Church of England Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
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Endike Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
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St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Kingston-upon-Hull
St Nicholas Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Keyingham Primary School Primary
- Longhill Primary School Primary
- Rokeby Park 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 St Nicholas Primary School teach?
- St Nicholas Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicholas Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Nicholas Primary School is Mrs Sarah Waller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas 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 St Nicholas Primary School?
- St Nicholas Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas Primary School full?
- St Nicholas Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Nicholas Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Nicholas Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Nicholas Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Nicholas Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Nicholas Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Nicholas Primary School is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Nicholas Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 85% 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 Nicholas Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- St Nicholas Primary School ranked 5th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% 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 Nicholas Primary School's absence rate?
- St Nicholas Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicholas Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas 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.