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Buckingham Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareTHE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST

location_onHull, HU8 8UG

language Visit Website phone 1482328661

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Buckingham Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Hull, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Buckingham Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 245 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 70 primaries in Kingston upon Hull, City of and #3,309 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 63%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 2.1

1.7

Write

LA 0.8

-0.6 to 4.0

1.8

Maths

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading56% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA 1.1

-5.5 to -1.7

-0.7

Write

LA 1.0

-2.4 to 1.1

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.9

-4.4 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 64%

Reading61% LA 73%

Writing61% LA 75%

Maths42% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 1.0

-5 to -0.8

-2.5

Write

LA 0.8

-4.5 to -0.5

-4

Maths

LA 1.3

-5.9 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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11 July 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-11

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-15

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 245 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	245	6	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	230	9	3.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	256	10	3.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	252	3	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	247	8	3.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	248	4	1.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	8	3.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	8	3.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	257	8	3.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	252	6	2.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	244	8	3.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	280	9	3.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	269	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	267	13	4.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	301	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	301	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	287	2	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	318	9	2.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	319	11	3.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	311	19	6.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	337	9	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	324	4	1.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	316	5	1.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	352	5	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	344	7	2.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	339	2	0.6%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils