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Primary · HU8 · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Buckingham Primary Academy

Buckingham Street, Hull, HU8 8UG

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At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.8%
Attainment64% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils229

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Standards maintained

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (11 Jul 2017).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in HU8. Where we have them, council (Kingston upon Hull, City of) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
229
Free school meals
48.1%
12.8% above district average (35.3%)

Also: Kingston upon Hull, City of 33.3% · England 24.7%

SEN
17.1%
7.1% below district average (24.2%)

Also: Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
19.2%
10.4% above district average (8.8%)
Attendance
95.8%
0.1% below district average (95.9%)

Also: Kingston upon Hull, City of 94.7% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
7.3%
Attainment
64% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the HU8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.7%
  • 2021/2292.8%
  • 2022/2392.8%
  • 2023/2492.9%
  • 2024/2594.4%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2363%
  • 2023/2462%
  • 2024/2564%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
350
Pupils on roll
229

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Kingston upon Hull, City of page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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