Clifton Primary School
Burslem Street, Hull, HU2 9BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Terri Hadfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 144677
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482325913
About this school
Clifton Primary School is a primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clifton 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 50 | 39 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 77% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 85% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 87% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Clifton 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 | 72% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clifton Primary School compares
Clifton Primary School ranked 6th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.8% | 48.8% | 364 | — |
| St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy | 36% | 11.2% | 31.6% | 169 | 0.2 miles |
| Pearson Primary School | 53% | 6.2% | 41.4% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Stepney Primary School | 29% | 4.3% | 39.3% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| Collingwood Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 45.7% | 339 | 0.5 miles |
| St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy | 48% | 5.7% | 19.3% | 222 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.8%
- English as an additional language
- 55.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 9.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Hull
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Pearson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
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Stepney Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hull
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Collingwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Clifton Primary School ranks 6th 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 Clifton Primary School teach?
- Clifton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Clifton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clifton Primary School is Mrs Terri Hadfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clifton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clifton 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 Clifton Primary School?
- Clifton Primary School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Clifton Primary School full?
- Clifton Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 364 on roll (116%), 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 Clifton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clifton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clifton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clifton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Clifton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Clifton Primary School is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clifton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clifton Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Clifton Primary School ranked 6th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clifton Primary School's absence rate?
- Clifton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clifton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clifton 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.