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Malet Lambert, Hull

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Malet Lambert is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Hull, part of The Education Alliance. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 11th-highest of the 14 schools in Hull with published results, and 2,470th of 3,298 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Well below average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

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

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Malet Lambert in detail

Malet Lambert in its own words

In its own words: "SMSC stands for Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural education, which is essential for helping pupils develop as well-rounded, informed individuals. At Malet Lambert, we promote SMSC throughout our Personal Development curriculum, which combines all subjects in the school. We address both British Values and SMSC throughout all subject areas and particularly through the PSHE and RS curricula."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, basketball, badminton, drama, gardening, art and book club.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Malet Lambert averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.2, 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.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 41.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.57: pupils made well 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 31.2, against 43.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

Getting a place at Malet Lambert

For September 2026 entry, 390 families put Malet Lambert as their first choice and 722 named it as one of their preferences, for 335 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 66 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Malet Lambert

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Malet Lambert are Liberty Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 29.5); Winifred Holtby Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.2); The Marvell College (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); and Ron Dearing UTC (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53).

Malet Lambert's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Liberty AcademyWinifred Holtby AcademyThe Marvell CollegeRon Dearing UTC

The trust

Malet Lambert is one of 12 schools run by The Education Alliance, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6 in 2024/25.

All 12 schools in The Education Alliance

Where pupils go next

Of the 312 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Who goes there

7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 265 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 44 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Malet Lambert School, 60 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Malet Lambert stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Malet Lambert issued 274 suspensions, 16.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Malet Lambert are East Park Primary School (0.3 miles), Ings Primary School (0.3 miles), Neasden Primary School (0.5 miles) and Westcott Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

East Park Primary SchoolIngs Primary SchoolNeasden Primary SchoolWestcott Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~694m)Possible (~992m)Unlikely (~1.3km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Patrick Sprakes
Pupils:1,648
LA:Kingston upon Hull, City of
Phone:01482374211
Address:James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, HU8 0JD
Trust:THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE (12 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 4 October 2023View full report
URN:142150
UKPRN:10053930
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingston upon Hull East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

At a Glance

22.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from -0.19 to -0.57 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 45.2 to 41.2 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 43% to 32% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-41.232.2%
Disadvantaged(59)-31.215.3%
Not known to be disadvantaged(233)-43.736.5%
Boys(146)-41.037.7%
Girls(146)-41.326.7%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(17)-55.052.9%
Non mobile(285)-41.732.6%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language582
Mathematics582
English Literature562
Combined Science512
History364
Business Studies212
Geography170
Art and Design150
French138
Food Preparation and Nutrition134
Spanish130
Health Studies118
Physical Education112
Multimedia100
Engineering Studies84
Design and Technology72
Religious Studies60
Biology54
Social Studies54
Physics52

+ 8 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 312 students

Continued education81%
Further education24%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment8%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

6

Permanent exclusions

0.36%

Exclusion rate

274

Suspensions

16.59%

Suspension rate

113 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,652 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Malet Lambert School
62m · 1 min walk
Birklands Drive
85m · 1 min walk
The Nestlings
217m · 4 min walk
Boating Lake
268m · 4 min walk
Hillsway Close
281m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Malet Lambert is in Kingston upon Hull, City of; for families living there:

Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
16
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.

5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Malet Lambert

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  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Kingston upon Hull, City of, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Malet Lambert for 2016 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Kingston upon Hull, City of got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

1,647 pupils

1,750 places

103 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hull

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,261
Projected new pupils:587

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull

Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council

Low demand council-wide0.92 applications per place

Places available

3,364

Applications

3,093

Got 1st preference

84.9%

Got preferred school

95.2%

All secondary applications across Kingston upon Hull, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

4 October 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
11 April 2018
25 April 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

265

SEN Support

44

EHC Plans

18.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty80
Social, Emotional & Mental Health76
Moderate Learning Difficulty42
Autistic Spectrum Disorder42
Speech, Language & Communication37
Physical Disability5
Hearing Impairment2
Visual Impairment2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
86.7%
Asian
0.6%
Black
1.8%
Mixed
3.4%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
0.7%
Unclassified
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals22.9%
English as Additional Language7.6%

1,648

Total Pupils

832

Boys

816

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

103

Teachers

16.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,372

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,798

Per pupil

£11840k

Total funding

£377k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,168,968
EAL funding£19,175
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.6%

Overall absence

25.7%

Persistent absence

1,695

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised4.3%
Persistent (10%+)25.7%
Severe (50%+)2.9%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
6.6%
20/21
9.2%
21/22
9.6%
22/23
10.2%
23/24
8.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Malet Lambert

What are GCSE results like at Malet Lambert?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Malet Lambert achieved an Attainment 8 score of 41.2. 32% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Malet Lambert's Ofsted rating?

Malet Lambert was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.

What is the catchment area for Malet Lambert?

No fixed boundary. When Malet Lambert is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Hull, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Malet Lambert?

Malet Lambert was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1750 places.

How big are the classes at Malet Lambert?

Classes at Malet Lambert average 25.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Malet Lambert?

Malet Lambert has around 1648 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Malet Lambert?

8.6% of sessions were missed at Malet Lambert in 2024/25. 25.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Malet Lambert?

Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Malet Lambert on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Malet Lambert?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 34.5 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Malet Lambert?

Malet Lambert is at James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU8 0JD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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