Ron Dearing UTC
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Kingston upon Hull, City of
Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 11/03/2020
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
97.1%
2.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
884
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sarah Pashley
- Address
- Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ
- Phone
- 01482222299
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward / constituency
- St Andrew's & Docklands · Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144766
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE RON DEARING UTC
884 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
11 March 2020
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 444 pupils
Attendance
97.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
2.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
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 | 50.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.26 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.42 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 104 | — |
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 | 217 | 21% | 59% | 84% | |
| English Language | 217 | 22% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 20% | 59% | 76% | |
| Biology | 170 | 24% | 70% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 170 | 21% | 56% | 78% | |
| Physics | 169 | 24% | 68% | 89% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 11% | 62% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 60 | 27% | 53% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 0% | 6% | 36% | |
| Statistics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 7% | 20% | 44% | |
| Physics | 34 | 6% | 21% | 44% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 5% | 37% | 74% | |
| Biology | 17 | 18% | 35% | 71% | |
| 3D Studies | 16 | 13% | 38% | 75% | |
| Graphics | 15 | 0% | 13% | 53% | |
| Fine Art | 11 | 27% | 55% | 73% | |
| Photography | 11 | 0% | 27% | 55% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 13% | 50% | 88% | |
| English Language | 6 | 17% | 50% | 100% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19938: Ron Dearing UTC
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 28% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 35% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 32% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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) |
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.