The Venn Boulevard Centre, HULL

In its own words: "Here at Venn Boulevard Centre we aim to instil the ambition to achieve in all of our pupils, and to provide them with the education, life skills and support which will enable them to become independent young people. We want to inspire the best in everyone at Venn Boulevard Centre."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking, gardening and photography.

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 Venn Boulevard Centre are The Boulevard Academy (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.8); Ron Dearing UTC (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53); Hull Trinity House Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Sirius Academy West (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3).

The Venn Boulevard Centre is one of 16 schools run by Venn Academy Trust, an academy trust.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Venn Boulevard Centre (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (90%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (80%).

Of the 7 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college.

63.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 17 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 93 (73.8%) 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 Venn Boulevard Centre has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chomley Street, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Venn Boulevard Centre 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 627 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of (309), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to The Venn Boulevard Centre are Chiltern Primary School (0.2 miles), Adelaide Primary School (0.4 miles), St George's Primary School (0.5 miles) and Lift Newington (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.