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Priory Primary School

Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU5 5RUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
54 1st-choice / 56 places
Ranking
#5,834
of 13,686 nationally

About Priory Primary School

Priory Primary School sits within the Kingston upon Hull, City of local authority, a large primary landscape of 70 schools where it ranks 35th — squarely in the middle of the pack. Among its local peers, the top performers are Bricknell Primary School, Collingwood Primary School, and Spring Cottage Primary School, all of which score higher on the same KS2 metric. Priory itself achieves a ranking score of 66, placing it in the top 50 tier within the authority. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. Headteacher Alyson Thompson leads a school that is popular with local families: for 2025/26 admissions, there were 99 applications for 56 places, with 54 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.77. The school is non-religious and serves a community where 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPriory Road, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU5 5RU
HeadteacherAlyson Thompson
Local AuthorityKingston upon Hull, City of
Number of Pupils410
Free School Meals (FSM)26.0%
School Capacity410 / 420 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Mar 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (10 Mar 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 9 Nov 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Music RoomsICT SuiteForest SchoolDining HallArt StudiosLibraryPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

DanceAthleticsTennisNetballSwimmingCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubCodingDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:15

Source: prioryprimaryschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Priory Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.