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Schools in Hull

East Yorkshire · Kingston upon Hull, City of · 120 schools

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kingston upon Hull, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Hull (120)

Showing 20 of 120 schools

By type:Primary schools in Hull (88)Secondary schools in Hull (16)Special schools in Hull (7)All-through schools in Hull (5)Nursery schools in Hull (1)Prep schools in Hull (1)Post-16 schools in Hull (1)

Total Schools

120

88 primary · 16 secondary

Total Pupils

47,331

92% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

32

8 outstanding · 24 good

Capacity

51,485

4,154 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

24
86
Outstanding: 8
Good: 24
Requires Improvement: 2
Not inspected: 86

Best Schools in Hull

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Best Schools in East Yorkshire

Compare all schools across the county

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

42.4

GCSE Eng+Maths

36.8%

School Capacity & Demand

Housing Growth Detected

129 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +32 primary and +23 secondary pupils.

Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)

Primary Schools

MEDIUM pressure
26,480 pupils28,761 capacity

92% occupied · 2281 spare places

Projected additional demand: +32 pupils

Secondary Schools

MEDIUM pressure
18,490 pupils19,675 capacity

94% occupied · 1185 spare places

Projected additional demand: +23 pupils

Questions parents ask about schools in Hull

How many schools are there in Hull?

Hull has 120 open schools: 88 state primary, 19 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 7 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Hull are rated Outstanding?

19 schools in Hull were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Northcott School and Sixth Form College, Highlands Primary School, Collingwood Primary School, Spring Cottage Primary School, The Parks Primary Academy and 14 more. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 108 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Northcott School and Sixth Form CollegeHighlands Primary SchoolCollingwood Primary SchoolSpring Cottage Primary SchoolThe Parks Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Hull get the best GCSE results?

Of the 15 schools in Hull with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Lift Kingswood, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.1 and 63% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.8 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ron Dearing UTC, with an Attainment 8 score of 53 and 70% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Lift KingswoodSt Mary's College Voluntary Catholic AcademyRon Dearing UTC

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Hull have the best SATs results?

Of the 84 primary schools in Hull with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Springhead Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy (92% in reading, 100% in maths); and Clifton Primary School (92% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Springhead Primary SchoolSproatley Endowed Church of England AcademyClifton Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Hull?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Hull selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Hull have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Hull have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Hull?

Apply to your council - Kingston upon Hull, City of; or East Riding of Yorkshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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