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Clifton Primary School

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personMrs Terri Hadfield

corporate_fareHUMBER EDUCATION TRUST

location_onHull, HU2 9BP

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

381

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Clifton Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Hull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Clifton Primary School is an academy converter in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 372 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 70 primaries in Kingston upon Hull, City of and #284 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

83%

LA 63%

Reading92% LA 72%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading85% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 2.0

3.4

Write

LA 0.8

1.7 to 5.2

1.8

Maths

LA 0.2

0.1 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

94%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.3

Read

LA 1.1

4.1 to 8.4

3.8

Write

LA 1.0

1.8 to 5.8

4.6

Maths

LA 0.9

2.7 to 6.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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03 November 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-04-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 372 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	372	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	375	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	396	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	374	12	3.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	384	13	3.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	381	5	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	357	5	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	354	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	354	3	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	339	6	1.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	6	1.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	349	2	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	351	6	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	347	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	337	8	2.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	342	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	334	5	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	315	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	336	3	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	318	5	1.6%	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 65 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils