Sirius Academy North, Hull
Sirius Academy North is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Hull, part of The Constellation Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 9th-highest of the 14 schools in Hull with published results, and 2,159th of 3,298 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well below average
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.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sirius Academy North in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Sirius Academy North averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.1, 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.
51% 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 37.8 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.01: 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 34.2, against 51.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and History.
Getting a place at Sirius Academy North
For September 2026 entry, 122 families put Sirius Academy North as their first choice and 276 named it as one of their preferences, for 244 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Sirius Academy North are St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.8); Newland School for Girls (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); Kelvin Hall School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Lift Kingswood (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than Sirius Academy North.
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic AcademyNewland School for GirlsKelvin Hall SchoolLift Kingswood
The trust
Sirius Academy North is one of 10 schools run by The Constellation Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
49 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sirius Academy North (as of September 2025): 43% would recommend the school, 49% say their child is happy there and 27% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (57%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (27%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 244 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.
Who goes there
53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Sirius Academy North has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Queensway, 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sirius Academy North stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sirius Academy North issued 581 suspensions, 47 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Sirius Academy North are Thorpepark Academy (0.4 miles), Parkstone Primary School (0.4 miles), Lift Green Way (0.4 miles) and Endike Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Thorpepark AcademyParkstone Primary SchoolLift Green WayEndike Academy
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; Ofsted Parent View; 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
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2015, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Sirius Academy North excels at creating an inclusive environment where all pupils feel safe and supported. The school has made impressive improvements to behaviour and attendance this year, and pupils have access to a rich range of experiences including sports, music, and performing arts. Staff are focused on helping pupils know and remember more of what they learn, with particularly strong support for readers who need extra help.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on inclusion with swift identification of pupils' needs and personalised support, particularly for pupils with SEND and those on alternative pathways
- Significant improvements in behaviour and attendance this year, creating a calm and orderly learning environment
- Well-structured personal development programme with vibrant extra-curricular activities that pupils engage with enthusiastically
- Expert delivery of reading support, helping weaker readers catch up quickly and build confidence
- Ambitious leadership that recognises improvement priorities and takes decisive action
Areas for Improvement
- Quality of curriculum delivery remains inconsistent, with teachers not always choosing the most appropriate activities to help pupils learn effectively
- Some older pupils have significant gaps in knowledge due to previous weak curriculum provision
- Recent improvements in curriculum and teaching practice have not yet been fully reflected in external examination results
- Some pupils lack confidence in their knowledge of equality and fundamental British values
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Chess club, science club, gaming club, sports, performing arts showcase, cooking, music
Sirius Academy North is a secondary school where leaders are ambitious for all pupils and have recently made significant improvements to behaviour and attendance. However, the quality of education requires improvement, as pupils have not achieved well due to weaknesses in curriculum delivery that are only now being addressed.
About
Sirius Academy North is a mixed secondary school located in the North Hull Estate of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The school was originally named after Thomas Ferens, the Liberal Member of Parliament for Hull East from 1906 to 1918.
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At a Glance
53.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
49 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.75 to -1.01 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 37.4 to 43.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 34% to 51% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 43.1 | 51.1% |
| Disadvantaged(104) | - | 34.2 | 32.7% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(115) | - | 51.2 | 67.8% |
| Boys(109) | - | 39.9 | 44% |
| Girls(110) | - | 46.3 | 58.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(41) | - | 45.1 | 53.7% |
| Non mobile(207) | - | 43.8 | 52.7% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 7 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 244 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
11
Permanent exclusions
0.89%
Exclusion rate
581
Suspensions
46.97%
Suspension rate
206 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,237 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Sirius Academy North
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Sirius Academy North 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
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 32 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
1,197 pupils
1,484 places
287 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hull
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hull
Across Kingston upon Hull, City of council
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(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
218
SEN Support
48
EHC Plans
24.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Sirius Academy North has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,095
Total Pupils
592
Boys
503
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
80
Teachers
13.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,324
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,177
Per pupil
£11227k
Total funding
£671k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.6%
Overall absence
30.9%
Persistent absence
1,348
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Sirius Academy North
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Sirius Academy North
What are GCSE results like at Sirius Academy North?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Sirius Academy North achieved an Attainment 8 score of 43.1. 51% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Sirius Academy North's Ofsted rating?
Sirius Academy North's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sirius Academy North?
No fixed boundary. When Sirius Academy North 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 Sirius Academy North?
Sirius Academy North was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 1484 places.
How big are the classes at Sirius Academy North?
Classes at Sirius Academy North average 21.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sirius Academy North?
Sirius Academy North has around 1095 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Sirius Academy North have specialist SEN provision?
Sirius Academy North has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 27 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Sirius Academy North?
10.6% of sessions were missed at Sirius Academy North in 2024/25. 30.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sirius Academy North?
Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Sirius Academy North 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 Sirius Academy North?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 32 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 Sirius Academy North?
Sirius Academy North is at 540 Hall Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU6 9BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)