Victoria Dock Primary School
South Bridge Road, Victoria Dock, Hull, HU9 1TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSTELLATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Antonia Saunders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Constellation Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 144673
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482598200
About this school
Victoria Dock Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 314 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Dock 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 July 2024, 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 | 39 | 33 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 61% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| 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 Victoria Dock 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 | 67% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 301 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 322 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Dock Primary School compares
Victoria Dock Primary School ranked 46th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 314 | — |
| Craven Primary Academy | 85% | 6.1% | 46.8% | 193 | 0.9 miles |
| St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy | 36% | 11.2% | 31.6% | 169 | 1.0 miles |
| Buckingham Primary Academy | 64% | 6.1% | 48.3% | 229 | 1.0 miles |
| Estcourt Primary Academy | 79% | 5.3% | 35% | 329 | 1.1 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 48.8% | 364 | 1.1 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)
- 9.33%
- English as an additional language
- 35.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Craven Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hull
-
St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Buckingham Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Estcourt Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Clifton Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Victoria Dock Primary School ranks 51st 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 Victoria Dock Primary School teach?
- Victoria Dock Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Dock Primary School?
- The headteacher of Victoria Dock Primary School is Mrs Antonia Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Dock Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Dock 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 Victoria Dock Primary School?
- Victoria Dock Primary School has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Victoria Dock Primary School full?
- Victoria Dock Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 314 on roll (75%), 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 Victoria Dock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Dock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Dock Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Dock Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Victoria Dock Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Victoria Dock 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.
- What SEN provision does Victoria Dock Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Victoria Dock Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Victoria Dock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Victoria Dock Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Victoria Dock Primary School ranked 46th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Victoria Dock Primary School's absence rate?
- Victoria Dock Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Dock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Dock 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.