Schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

81 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.2%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,583
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.2% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,375 places for 2,583 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 84.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 81.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 95.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,093
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 81.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,364 places for 3,093 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Kingston upon Hull, City of lodged 551 appeals about a school place.

413 of them were heard by a panel and 111 succeeded, which is about 27 in every 100 heard.

The other 138 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Hull Trinity House Academy Hull	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kelvin Hall School Hull	1.12	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Liberty Academy Hull	0.60	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lift Kingswood Hull	1.12	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Malet Lambert Hull	1.16	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Newland School for Girls Hull	0.60	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Sirius Academy North Hull	0.50	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sirius Academy West Hull	0.85	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull	1.51	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Boulevard Academy Kingston-upon-Hull	0.68	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Marvell College Hull	1.08	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Winifred Holtby Academy Hull	0.81	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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