Best Secondary Schools in Hull

We checked all 16 secondary schools in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, and list every one: 14 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
16
Ranked
14
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Hull. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hull also has 88 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kingston upon Hull.

Ranked secondary schools in Hull

  1. 1

    St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy

    Academy, 2,485 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    54.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.1%

  2. 2

    Lift Kingswood

    Academy, 1,592 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.6%

  3. 3

    Ron Dearing UTC

    Free school, 884 pupils, inspected March 2020

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53%

  4. 4

    Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College

    Academy, 1,381 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.5%

  5. 5

    Hull Trinity House Academy

    Academy, 979 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.3%

  6. 6

    Newland School for Girls

    Academy, 610 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.7%

  7. 7

    Holderness Academy

    Academy, 906 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.1%

  8. 8

    Kelvin Hall School

    Academy, 1,593 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.3%

  9. 9

    Malet Lambert

    Academy, 1,648 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.1%

  10. 10

    Sirius Academy West

    Academy, 1,409 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.9%

  11. 11

    The Marvell College

    Academy, 1,232 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.4%

  12. 12

    Sirius Academy North

    Academy, 1,095 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    37.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.5%

  13. 13

    Winifred Holtby Academy

    Academy, 1,309 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29%

  14. 14

    Liberty Academy

    Academy, 1,199 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    29.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    14.9%

Secondary schools in Hull without a rank

  • Hymers College

    Independent, Selective, 919 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    41.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Tranby

    Independent, Selective, 484 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    45.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%