Kelvin Hall School, Hull

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to Kelvin Hall School. We are a large mixed secondary school of approximately 1,600 pupils aged 11-16. Kelvin Hall School is an exciting and enjoyable place to learn, where relationships between staff and pupils are positive and happy."

In 2026, pupils at Kelvin Hall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.2 in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.4: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.2, against 51.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 346 families put Kelvin Hall School as their first choice and 772 named it as one of their preferences, for 308 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 65 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kelvin Hall School are Newland School for Girls (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.8); Hull Trinity House Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Sirius Academy North (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1).

Kelvin Hall School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Kelvin Hall School is one of 10 schools run by Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 289 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kelvin Hall School, 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kelvin Hall School issued 261 suspensions, 16.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kelvin Hall School are Appleton Primary School (0.3 miles), Bricknell Primary School (0.4 miles), Croxby Primary School (0.6 miles) and Lift Hall Road (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.