Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy

School overview

Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school serving Kingston upon Hull, City of, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 415 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy 'Good'. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 43 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.