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Schools across Kingston upon Hull, City of

Local authority · 106 schools across 4 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (106)

Showing 20 of 106 schools

Total Schools

106

72 primary · 15 secondary

Total Pupils

42,918

95% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

29

8 outstanding · 21 good

Capacity

45,221

2,303 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

21
76
Outstanding: 8
Good: 21
Requires Improvement: 1
Not inspected: 76

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

39.5

GCSE Eng+Maths

35.3%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

94% full
23,785 pupils25,404 capacity

1,619 spare places

Secondary Schools

99% full
17,062 pupils17,320 capacity

258 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.3%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

17.7%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

87

2024/25

Absence trend across Kingston upon Hull, City of schools

4.8%
18/19
5%
20/21
7.3%
21/22
7.1%
22/23
6.8%
23/24
6.3%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

32%

Plans Issued

609

Assessment Requests

967

Tribunal Cases

14

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

89%
2019
87%
2020
23%
2021
27%
2022
30%
2023
6%
2024
32%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

3,376 admissions

168

Lodged

(5.0%)

99

Heard

20

Successful

(20%)

Primary (infant classes)

3,066 admissions

79

Lodged

(2.6%)

44

Heard

11

Successful

(25%)

Secondary

3,745 admissions

383

Lodged

(10.2%)

314

Heard

91

Successful

(29%)

Total

7,121 admissions

551

Lodged

(7.7%)

413

Heard

111

Successful

(27%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1255
2019
1050
2020
1071
2021
958
2022
1342
2023
1465
2024
1331
2025
1181
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Questions parents ask about 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.