The Compass Academy, Hull

In its own words: "The Compass Academy is part of a wider family of church and community schools and together our school vision aligns to the wider Trust vision;"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our curriculum intends to meet the varied and individual needs of all our pupils. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum that enables pupils to engage and re-engage with learning while studying traditional National Curriculum subjects at Key Stage 3. We believe that pupils have an educational entitlement, regardless of previous performance."

The school runs a breakfast club from 9:00am.

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 The Compass Academy are Lift Kingswood (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); Winifred Holtby Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.2); Sirius Academy North (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1); and St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy (2.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.8).

The Compass Academy is one of 14 schools run by Heartwood Learning Trust, an academy trust.

87.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 19 pupils (39.6%) received SEN support and 29 (60.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Cottingham Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cumbrian way, 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Compass Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 157 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309).

The primary schools closest to The Compass Academy are Highlands Primary School (0.4 miles), Broadacre Primary School (0.5 miles), Wawne Primary School (0.9 miles) and Kingswood Parks Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.