Secondary school

Ron Dearing UTC

  • University Technical College
  • ages 14–19
  • Mixed
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • HU2 8BQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,091 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 53%53%2021/22: top 45%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 27%27% · 2023/242024/25: top 34%No exams

A-level results

#45 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 849 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.38/10 Above+11.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths53% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%8/10 Above−8.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.44 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.933/10 Below+6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.10 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.077/10 Above+34 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.42 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.128/10 Above+6 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2018/19: 45.6 · 116 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 49.4 · 150 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 50.1 · 162 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 50.7 · 195 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 49 · 217 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.350.745.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2018/19: 41% · 116 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 62% · 150 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 59% · 162 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 61.5% · 195 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 53% · 217 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%62%41%No exams
A level points per entry
2018/19: 35.25 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 38.69 · 47 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 37.61 · 47 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 35.26 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 36.42 · 104 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1238.6935.25No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2020–2025

  1. 2020Outstanding
  2. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026884
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.2%
First language not English7.8%
SEN support2.5%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)2.9%
Persistently absent pupils2.9%

Girls 29%Boys 71%

110.5% full · 800 places · 423 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 55 responses (6.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 83.6% not applicable77.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year92.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 45.5% not applicable96.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.1% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing98.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development96.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 37.3
  • Leadership 21
  • Teaching assistants 5
  • Other support 26.4

Teachers 58.3 FTE · Whole workforce 89.7 · 94 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,958
Spend per pupil£8,897
Staff spend per pupil£6,954
Reserve per pupil−£177
  • −£153,000revenue reserve
  • +£53,000in-year balance

Grants £8,629 · self-generated £329 · premises £384 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE RON DEARING UTC

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

195 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.4%
  • Education89.2%
  • Apprenticeship5.6%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained2.6%
  • Unknown1%

After sixth form (16–18)

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.9%
  • Education35.6%
  • Higher education32.2%
  • Apprenticeship29.5%
  • Employment18.8%
  • Not sustained15.4%
  • Unknown0.7%