Ron Dearing UTC, Hull

In 2026, pupils at Ron Dearing UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53, 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.

70% 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 49 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: pupils made about 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 49.8, against 53.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 15 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Engineering Studies, Physics and Chemistry.

Across Kingston upon Hull, City of, 85% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Kingston upon Hull, City of lodged 383 appeals against secondary school offers; 314 reached a hearing and 91 succeeded (29% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ron Dearing UTC are Hull Trinity House Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); The Boulevard Academy (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.8); Malet Lambert (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); and Newland School for Girls (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49).

Ron Dearing UTC's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Ron Dearing UTC is run by its own single-school academy trust.

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ron Dearing UTC (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (96%).

Of the 195 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 149 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 32% went on to university or other higher education, 30% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 19 pupils (2.1%) received SEN support and 29 (3.3%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Francis Street, 140 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 778 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309), as is usual near a town centre.

Ron Dearing UTC recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to Ron Dearing UTC are St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.4 miles), Clifton Primary School (0.5 miles), Victoria Dock Primary School (0.7 miles) and Collingwood Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.