Best 3 Secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of – comparison
Comparison of secondary schools: St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy (Secondary) in Hull; Ron Dearing UTC (Secondary) in Hull; Kelvin Hall School (Secondary) in Hull — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy, Ron Dearing UTC and Kelvin Hall School. They are secondary phase and academy converter and university technical college type located around Hull. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy), published Dec 2023. The lowest is 2 (Kelvin Hall School), published Feb 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Kelvin Hall School (Feb 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,650, combined total ≈ 4,900, typical FSM 20–25%, range 10–15%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST and THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST.
| Attribute |
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
HU6 7TN
|
Ron Dearing UTC
HU2 8BQ
|
Kelvin Hall School
HU5 4QH
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • University technical college | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Hull HU6 7TN |
Hull HU2 8BQ |
Hull HU5 4QH |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 11 Dec 2023 | 1 20 May 2020 | 2 29 Feb 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 2,450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 850 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,600 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 2400 | 800 | 1615 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | |
| Trust / Local authority | ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Kingston upon Hull, City of (810) | THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST |
| Website | www.smchull.org | — | www.kelvinhall.net |
| Telephone | 01482851136 | 01482222299 | 01482342229 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Hull
HU6 7TN - Ofsted
- 1 11 Dec 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 2,450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.smchull.org
- Telephone
- 01482851136
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • University technical college
- Location
- Hull
HU2 8BQ - Ofsted
- 1 20 May 2020
- Pupils
- ≈ 850 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Kingston upon Hull, City of (810)
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01482222299
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Hull
HU5 4QH - Ofsted
- 2 29 Feb 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,600 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.kelvinhall.net
- Telephone
- 01482342229
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