Hymers College
Hymers Avenue, Hull, HU3 1LW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Justin Stanley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 919
- URN
- 118131
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482343555
About this school
Hymers College is an independent school in Kingston upon Hull, City of. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 919 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hymers College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hymers College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 130 | 112 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 | 38.4 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hymers College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.6 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,076 |
| 2023/24 | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 1,029 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 164
Location
Nearby schools
-
Froebel House School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Hull
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Harte's Academy0.6 miles
Special schools · Hull
-
The Venn Boulevard Centre0.8 miles
Academies · Hull
-
Rise Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Hull
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The Educational Hearing Service for Hearing and Vision1.3 miles
Other types · Hull
Common questions
- What year groups does Hymers College teach?
- Hymers College teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Kingston upon Hull, City of.
- Who is the headteacher of Hymers College?
- The headteacher of Hymers College is Mr Justin Stanley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hymers College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hymers College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hymers College?
- Hymers College has 919 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Hymers College full?
- Hymers College has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 919 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hymers College a faith school?
- No. Hymers College has no designated religious character.
- Is Hymers College a selective school?
- Yes. Hymers College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Hymers College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.6 in 2022/23 and 41.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hymers College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hymers College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.