St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy
Dane Park Road, Hull, HU6 9AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Storch
- 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
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 144102
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482850286
About this school
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 233 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 26% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 45% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 45% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 58% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Anthony'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 | 53% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy compares
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 54th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6% | 48.3% | 233 | — |
| The Parks Primary Academy | 71% | 7.3% | 71.8% | 355 | 0.1 miles |
| Thorpepark Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 65.1% | 638 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift Green Way | 77% | 6.7% | 61.9% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Hall Road | 80% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 289 | 0.9 miles |
| Croxby Primary School | 78% | 4.2% | 23.5% | 367 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.34%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Parks Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Hull
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Thorpepark Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
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Lift Green Way0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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Lift Hall Road0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
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Croxby Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranks 58th 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 Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy teach?
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy is Mrs Jessica Storch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony'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 Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy full?
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 233 on roll (111%), 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 St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Anthony'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 Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy rank locally?
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 54th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony'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 10 July 2026.