Kelvin Hall School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kingston upon Hull, City of
Bricknell Avenue, Hull, HU5 4QH
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/01/2024
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
28.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,593
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,615 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
283 of 310 families who put it first got an offer
324
Places offered
763
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 310 | 283 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 279 | 39 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 174 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 763 | 324 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Hull, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 52 applications came from outside the council area (21 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Shaw
- Address
- Bricknell Avenue, Hull, HU5 4QH
- Phone
- 01482342229
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Bricknell · Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143221
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
1,593 pupils · 1,615 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,669 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 313 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 311 | 9% | 43% | 70% | |
| English Language | 311 | 9% | 45% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 302 | 14% | 48% | 66% | |
| Statistics | 297 | 3% | 33% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 252 | 4% | 40% | 60% | |
| History | 162 | 11% | 27% | 43% | |
| Geography | 139 | 11% | 36% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 102 | 36% | 76% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 91 | 5% | 37% | 60% | |
| French | 78 | 8% | 35% | 56% | |
| Biology | 48 | 58% | 96% | 96% | |
| Physics | 47 | 55% | 98% | 98% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.