St Richard's VC Academy
Marfleet Lane, Hull, HU9 5TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Cook
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 141649
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482781928
About this school
St Richard's VC Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 347 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 50 | 51 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 45% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 63% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 55% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Richard's VC 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 | 60% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Richard's VC Academy compares
St Richard's VC Academy ranked 30th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.7% | 50.9% | 347 | — |
| Marfleet Primary Academy | 75% | 6.6% | 48.8% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodland Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 67.4% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| Stockwell Academy | 62% | 8.5% | 47.2% | 338 | 0.7 miles |
| Maybury Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 49% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Griffin Primary School | 60% | 6.8% | 49.4% | 435 | 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)
- 50.92%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 20.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marfleet Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Woodland Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Stockwell Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Maybury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Griffin Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
St Richard's VC Academy ranks 32nd 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 Richard's VC Academy teach?
- St Richard's VC Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the interim headteacher of St Richard's VC Academy?
- The interim headteacher of St Richard's VC Academy is Mrs Emma Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Richard's VC Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Richard's VC 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 Richard's VC Academy?
- St Richard's VC Academy has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Richard's VC Academy full?
- St Richard's VC Academy has capacity for 412 pupils and 347 on roll (84%), 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 Richard's VC Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Richard's VC Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Richard's VC Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Richard's VC Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Richard's VC Academy?
- St Richard's VC 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 Richard's VC Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 70% 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 Richard's VC Academy rank locally?
- St Richard's VC Academy ranked 30th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% 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 Richard's VC Academy's absence rate?
- St Richard's VC Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Richard's VC Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Richard's VC 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.