Wold AcademyAppleton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hull.

Summary of the comparison

Wold Academy and Appleton Primary School are primary schools in Hull.

  • Wold Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Appleton Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wold Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wold Academy was judged Good and Appleton Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Wold Academy and 67.0% for Appleton Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Wold Academy (74.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Appleton Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wold Academy versus Appleton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HullWold AcademyHullAppleton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking35th of 69 in Hull Stronger figure41st of 69 in Hull
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll387 209
Capacity630 320
LocationHull, HU5 5QG Hull, HU5 4PG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census399 224
Free school meals (ever 6)25.9% 34.4%
English as an additional language7.5% 14.3%
SEN support19.8% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.6% Stronger figure20.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Wold Academy

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