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Sirius Academy West, Hull

Good
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Sirius Academy West is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Hull, part of The Constellation Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 10th-highest of the 14 schools in Hull with published results, and 2,280th of 3,298 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Well below average
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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.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Sirius Academy West in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Sirius Academy West averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3, 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.

40% 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 38.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.66: 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 37.5, against 44.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Sports Studies.

Getting a place at Sirius Academy West

For September 2026 entry, 216 families put Sirius Academy West as their first choice and 438 named it as one of their preferences, for 254 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Sirius Academy West

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sirius Academy West are The Boulevard Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.8); Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Kelvin Hall School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

Sirius Academy West's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

The Boulevard AcademyHessle High School and Penshurst Primary SchoolWolfreton School and Sixth Form CollegeKelvin Hall School

The trust

Sirius Academy West is one of 10 schools run by The Constellation Trust, an academy trust.

All 10 schools in The Constellation Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 50 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hessle Rail Stn, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netherton Road, 310 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sirius Academy West 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 West issued 502 suspensions, 34.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Sirius Academy West are Christopher Pickering Primary School (0.3 miles), Rokeby Park Primary School (0.4 miles), St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.6 miles) and Francis Askew Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Christopher Pickering Primary SchoolRokeby Park Primary SchoolSt Thomas More Voluntary Catholic AcademyFrancis Askew 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

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Gemma Ransom
Pupils:1,409
LA:Kingston upon Hull, City of
Phone:01482352939
Address:296 Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, HU4 7JB
Trust:THE CONSTELLATION TRUST (10 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2009

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 24 May 2022View full report
URN:135945
UKPRN:10027700
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement).

About

Sirius Academy West is a secondary school in Hull, England. It was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009 under Building Schools for the Future, with Sports College specialist status.

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At a Glance

38.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

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 -0.51 to -0.66 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 41.7 to 42.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 30% to 40% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-42.340.2%
Disadvantaged(78)-37.533.3%
Not known to be disadvantaged(156)-44.743.6%
Boys(123)-37.632.5%
Girls(111)-47.548.6%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(37)-44.943.2%
Non mobile(229)-42.740.6%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics466
English Language464
English Literature444
Combined Science390
Geography274
Sports Studies178
History158
Multimedia116
Engineering Studies102
Spanish98
Physics72
French66
Biology54
Chemistry50
Art and Design44
Health Studies44
Travel and Tourism44
Hospitality and Catering42
Business Studies40
Hair and Beauty Studies36

+ 3 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 238 students

Continued education78%
Further education37%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment10%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

9

Permanent exclusions

0.62%

Exclusion rate

502

Suspensions

34.38%

Suspension rate

171 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,460 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Sirius Academy West

Getting There

Bus Stops

Netherton Road
306m · 5 min walk
Sirius Academy West
311m · 5 min walk
Anlaby Park Road North
350m · 6 min walk
Runcorn Garth
371m · 6 min walk
Anlaby Park Road South
386m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Sirius Academy West 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
21
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 19 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.

8 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 Sirius Academy West

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Sirius Academy West for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Kingston upon Hull, City of got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

1,439 pupils

1,665 places

226 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(6)

24 May 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
21 January 2020
6 November 2018
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

253

SEN Support

62

EHC Plans

22.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty77
Autistic Spectrum Disorder62
Social, Emotional & Mental Health60
Speech, Language & Communication41
Moderate Learning Difficulty25
Other21
Hearing Impairment14
Physical Disability6
Visual Impairment4
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
79.1%
Asian
1.2%
Black
4.4%
Mixed
4.2%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
2.6%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals38.2%
English as Additional Language11.4%

1,409

Total Pupils

717

Boys

692

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

100

Teachers

14.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,746

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,513

Per pupil

£11251k

Total funding

£588k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,859,305
EAL funding£43,190
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.7%

Overall absence

26.1%

Persistent absence

1,462

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised3.3%
Persistent (10%+)26.1%
Severe (50%+)3.2%

Absence trend

5.9%
18/19
6.9%
20/21
10.4%
21/22
9.2%
22/23
9.1%
23/24
7.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Sirius Academy West

What are GCSE results like at Sirius Academy West?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Sirius Academy West achieved an Attainment 8 score of 42.3. 40% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Sirius Academy West's Ofsted rating?

Sirius Academy West was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Sirius Academy West?

No fixed boundary. When Sirius Academy West 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 West?

Sirius Academy West was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 1665 places.

How big are the classes at Sirius Academy West?

Classes at Sirius Academy West average 21 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Sirius Academy West?

Sirius Academy West has around 1409 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Sirius Academy West?

7.7% of sessions were missed at Sirius Academy West in 2024/25. 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Sirius Academy West?

Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Sirius Academy West 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 West?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 19 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 8 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 West?

Sirius Academy West is at 296 Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, HU4 7JB.

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

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