Paisley Primary School
Paisley Street, Hull, HU3 6NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSTELLATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Jack Danson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Constellation Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 144305
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482355984
About this school
Paisley Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Paisley 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 50 | 41 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 49% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 56% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 56% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 41% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Paisley 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 | 42% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 350 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Paisley Primary School compares
Paisley Primary School ranked 56th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 6.5% | 37% | 319 | — |
| St George's Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 43.8% | 238 | 0.3 miles |
| Wheeler Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 26.1% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| Thoresby Primary School | 65% | 4% | 20.4% | 545 | 0.5 miles |
| Chiltern Primary School | 49% | 3.3% | 52.8% | 446 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift Newington | 71% | 5.6% | 36.7% | 394 | 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.
Inspection history
- 21 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.01%
- English as an additional language
- 42.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 20.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Wheeler Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Thoresby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary
-
Chiltern Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Lift Newington0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Paisley Primary School ranks 59th 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 Paisley Primary School teach?
- Paisley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Paisley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Paisley Primary School is Headteacher Jack Danson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Paisley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Paisley 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 Paisley Primary School?
- Paisley Primary School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Paisley Primary School full?
- Paisley Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 319 on roll (82%), 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 Paisley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Paisley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Paisley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Paisley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Paisley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Paisley Primary School is part of THE CONSTELLATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Paisley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Paisley Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Paisley Primary School ranked 56th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Paisley Primary School's absence rate?
- Paisley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Paisley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Paisley 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 10 July 2026.