Stepney Primary School
Beverley Road, Hull, HU5 1JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Atkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 143223
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482343690
About this school
Stepney Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stepney 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
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 | 26 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 54% | 32% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 62% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 62% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Stepney 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 | 43% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stepney Primary School compares
Stepney Primary School ranked 70th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 4.3% | 39.3% | 218 | — |
| St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy | 48% | 5.7% | 19.3% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Pearson Primary School | 53% | 6.2% | 41.4% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 48.8% | 364 | 0.4 miles |
| St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy | 36% | 11.2% | 31.6% | 169 | 0.6 miles |
| Collingwood Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 45.7% | 339 | 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.
Inspection history
- 28 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report10 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.34%
- English as an additional language
- 69.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Pearson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Clifton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Collingwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Stepney Primary School ranks 83rd 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 Stepney Primary School teach?
- Stepney Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Stepney Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stepney Primary School is Miss Jo Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stepney Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stepney 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 Stepney Primary School?
- Stepney Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stepney Primary School full?
- Stepney Primary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 218 on roll (99%), 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 Stepney Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stepney Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stepney Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stepney Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Stepney Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Stepney Primary School is part of THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stepney Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stepney Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Stepney Primary School ranked 70th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stepney Primary School's absence rate?
- Stepney Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stepney Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stepney 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 2 July 2026.