Secondary school

Kelvin Hall School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • HU5 4QH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,255 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 28%28%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 57%2018/19: top 57%2021/22: top 72%2022/23: top 46%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 842.2 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.34/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths38.3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%4/10 Below+9.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.75 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.935/10 Middle−15.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.40 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.073/10 Below−20 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.5 · 271 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 48.5 · 257 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 44.6 · 259 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 44.9 · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 44.2 · 272 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 46.8 · 272 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 46 · 289 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 42.2 · 313 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.353.542.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 40% · 257 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 37% · 259 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 33% · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 38% · 272 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 46% · 272 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 45% · 289 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 38.3% · 313 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%46%33%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in81.2%
281 of 346 who put it first2014 · 71.4%2026 · 81.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st346281
2nd26524
3rd1603

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Outstandingas predecessor
  5. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,593
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.4%
First language not English9.8%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan5.3%
Absence (sessions missed)10.2%
Persistently absent pupils28.8%

Girls 46.4%Boys 53.6%

98.6% full · 1,615 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 231 responses (14.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved82.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.7% not applicable55.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 27.7% not applicable76.6% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed70.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school82.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development71.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 77.6
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 31.6
  • Other support 65.8

Teachers 87.6 FTE · Whole workforce 185 · 221 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,117
Spend per pupil£7,106
Staff spend per pupil£5,687
Reserve per pupil£874
  • +£1,417,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,639,000in-year balance

Grants £8,091 · self-generated £25 · premises £477 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £4,656,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

289 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.3%
  • Education82.4%
  • Apprenticeship5.2%
  • Employment2.8%
  • Not sustained5.9%
  • Unknown3.8%