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Christopher Pickering Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
The Compass, 1 Burnham Road, Hull HU4 7EB · christopherpickeringprimary.co.uk · 01482 352245
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Hull, City of 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 23 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 57 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Kingston upon Hull, City of it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Christopher Pickering Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 29
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied