Best Schools in Hull

How many schools are there in Hull?

Hull has 120 open schools: 88 state primary, 19 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 7 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Hull are rated Outstanding?

19 schools in Hull were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Northcott School and Sixth Form College, Highlands Primary School, Collingwood Primary School, Spring Cottage Primary School, The Parks Primary Academy and 14 more. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 108 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Northcott School and Sixth Form CollegeHighlands Primary SchoolCollingwood Primary SchoolSpring Cottage Primary SchoolThe Parks Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Hull get the best GCSE results?

Of the 15 schools in Hull with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Lift Kingswood, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.1 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.8 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ron Dearing UTC, with an Attainment 8 score of 53 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Lift KingswoodSt Mary's College Voluntary Catholic AcademyRon Dearing UTC

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Hull have the best SATs results?

Of the 84 primary schools in Hull with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Springhead Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy (92% in reading, 100% in maths); and Clifton Primary School (92% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Springhead Primary SchoolSproatley Endowed Church of England AcademyClifton Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Hull?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Hull selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Hull have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Hull have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Hull?

Apply to your council - Kingston upon Hull, City of; or East Riding of Yorkshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.