Thanet Primary School
Tedworth Road, Bilton Grange, Hull, HU9 4AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZON ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Machon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Horizon Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 144674
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482796193
About this school
Thanet Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 382 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
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 | 58 | 58 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 71% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 81% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 84% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Thanet 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 | 66% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thanet Primary School compares
Thanet Primary School ranked 61st of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.8% | 40% | 382 | — |
| Longhill Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 54.9% | 296 | 0.3 miles |
| Wansbeck Primary School | 62% | 6.5% | 52.7% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Bilton Community Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 19.4% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Griffin Primary School | 60% | 6.8% | 49.4% | 435 | 0.7 miles |
| Mountbatten Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 56.1% | 272 | 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)
- 39.95%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 18.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longhill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Wansbeck Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Bilton Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Griffin Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
-
Mountbatten Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Thanet Primary School ranks 65th 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 Thanet Primary School teach?
- Thanet Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Thanet Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Thanet Primary School is Mrs Jo Machon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thanet Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thanet 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 big is Thanet Primary School?
- Thanet Primary School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thanet Primary School full?
- Thanet Primary School has capacity for 475 pupils and 382 on roll (80%), 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 Thanet Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thanet Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thanet Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thanet Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thanet Primary School?
- Thanet Primary School is part of HORIZON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thanet Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thanet Primary School rank locally?
- Thanet Primary School ranked 61st of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thanet Primary School's absence rate?
- Thanet Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thanet Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thanet 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.