The Marvell College, Hull

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to The Marvell College. As Headteacher, I am committed to providing the best education possible for the young people in our care. The Marvell College is a school that knows itself, and its pupils well and is proud to serve the communities of Bilton Grange, Longhill, Greatfield and beyond."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and orchestra.

On phones, the school says: "Parents should also be encouraged to reinforce and discuss the policy at home as appropriate, including the risks associated with mobile phone use and the benefits of a mobile phone-free environment."

In 2026, pupils at The Marvell College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9, 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.

27% 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 40.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.56: 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 44.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 267 families put The Marvell College as their first choice and 482 named it as one of their preferences, for 248 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 38 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Marvell College are Liberty Academy (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 29.5); Malet Lambert (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); Winifred Holtby Academy (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.2); and Holderness Academy (2.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46).

The Marvell College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Marvell College is one of 16 schools run by Hull Collaborative Academy Trust, an academy trust.

206 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Marvell College (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 215 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 130 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 61 (5%) 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 Marvell College had 99 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Marvell College.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Andrew Marvell School, 100 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, The Marvell College issued 199 suspensions, 16.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Marvell College are Mountbatten Primary School (0.4 miles), Thanet Primary School (0.4 miles), Griffin Primary School (0.5 miles) and Longhill Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.