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Acre Heads Primary School

Primary · Hull · HU4 7ST

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 June 2023

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At a glance

427 pupils · 102% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://acreheads.org
URN
117888

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 79 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.32 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.338 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 3 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2024 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.32 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 79 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.338 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.338 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

61 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers71%
East Riding of Yorkshire average58.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Willerby Carr Lane Primary SchoolHull · 1 miles awayExpected standard63%
Northowram Primary SchoolHalifax · 58 miles awayGood70%
Astwood Bank Primary SchoolRedditch · 121 miles awayGood70%
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtColchester · 137 miles awayGood86%
Baildon Church of England Primary SchoolShipley · 55 miles awayOutstanding90%
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant SchoolLiversedge · 52 miles awayGood69%
Duston Eldean Primary SchoolNorthampton · 106 miles awayGood77%
Saltford CofE Primary SchoolBristol · 184 miles awayOutstanding86%
Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyColchester · 140 miles awayGood72%
Waverley Abbey CofE Junior SchoolFarnham · 177 miles awayNo current grade58%
Queen's Inclosure Primary SchoolWaterlooville · 199 miles awayGood64%
Silverhill Primary SchoolDerby · 74 miles awayGood74%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 4%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 2.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,498; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,185
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £167,971; in-year balance +£18,980

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.7%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses12.3%22.9%
Flats0.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van13%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013103 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£170,000582 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£140,000–£212,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (75)£261,000
Semi-detached (232)£187,000
Terraced (255)£148,500
Flat (20)£81,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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