Priory Primary School

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.

Academically, Priory Primary performs around the local average. In the 2023/24 KS2 assessments, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just one percentage point above the Kingston upon Hull average of 65%. Reading is a relative strength: 76% met the expected standard and 49% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 108. Maths saw 71% at the expected level and 24% at the higher standard, with an average score of 104. Writing was slightly lower, with 73% at expected and 19% at the higher standard. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2022, confirmed it remains Good overall. Leadership and management were judged Outstanding, while early years provision was rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2016 also gave an overall Good rating, with leadership and management at Good and early years at Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary, including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, playing fields, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers athletics, cricket, dance, netball, rounders, swimming and tennis, and there are clubs for book club, coding and drama. Priory has a well-documented SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia), moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and physical disability. For families looking for a well-subscribed community primary with a strong reading record and a nursery, Priory is a solid mid-table choice in Hull. Its oversubscription suggests it is a popular option, though families should be aware that securing a place is not guaranteed, particularly for first preference applicants.

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