Victoria Dock Primary School

About Victoria Dock Primary School

Victoria Dock Primary School is a state primary in Kingston upon Hull with capacity for 420 pupils but currently enrolled 322, meaning it is operating at around 77% of its total capacity. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 8.1%, which is notably lower than the national average for primary schools and suggests a relatively less disadvantaged intake compared with many schools in the local authority. Despite the spare capacity, the school is oversubscribed for Reception places in the 2025/26 admissions round: it received 39 total applications for 27 places, with all 27 first-preference applicants offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.44. This indicates strong local demand, particularly from families who named the school as their top choice. The school is mixed-gender, non-denominational, and serves children from age 3 through to 11, with nursery provision available. Antonia Saunders is the headteacher.

Academically, Victoria Dock performs around the middle of the pack within its local authority. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly below the Kingston upon Hull local authority average of 65%. The school ranks 46th out of 69 primary schools in the area on this measure, placing it in the bottom half locally and in the bottom 50% nationally. However, individual subject results are stronger: 76% met the expected standard in reading and 79% in writing, while 76% did so in maths. The average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. At the higher standard, 36% achieved greater depth in reading, 21% in writing and 21% in maths, with 15% reaching that level across all three subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held since its previous graded inspection in 2013.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, library, dining hall, sensory room, forest school, art studios, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers dance, cricket, football, tennis and netball, while extracurricular clubs include science, chess, book club, choir and coding. For children with additional needs, the school has a SEN unit and resourced provision, and it supports pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given its below-capacity roll but oversubscribed Reception intake, Victoria Dock may suit families who value a school that is popular locally but not yet at full stretch, with strong SEND support and a varied enrichment programme. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Craven Primary Academy, 1.5 km away.

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