Best Schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

How many schools are there in Kingston upon Hull, City of?

Kingston upon Hull, City of has 106 open schools: 72 state primary, 18 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 10 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of are rated Outstanding?

21 schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of 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 16 more. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 97 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of get the best GCSE results?

Of the 15 schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of have the best SATs results?

Of the 69 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Clifton Primary School (92% in reading, 94% in maths); Bricknell Primary School (91% in reading, 93% in maths); and Kingswood Parks Primary School (91% in reading, 91% 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.

Clifton Primary SchoolBricknell Primary SchoolKingswood Parks Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Hull, City of 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of?

Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of 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.