Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Northcott School, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4EL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katherine Johnson
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 118138
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482825311
About this school
Northcott School and Sixth Form College is a community special school in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 195 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 24 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.94 -2.63 to -1.25 | -1.52 -2.32 to -0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 4% | 4.2% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Northcott School and Sixth Form 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 | 4.3 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.6 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.63%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.59%
- Persistent absence
- 29.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Compass Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Hull
-
Felix House School0.9 miles
Special schools · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Tweendykes School1.5 miles
Academies · Hull
-
Euler Academy2.1 miles
Free Schools · Hull
-
Life Skills Hub Central2.2 miles
Special schools · Hull
Other schools in Hull
- Euler Academy Free Schools
- Frederick Holmes School Academies
- Harte's Academy Special schools
- Life Skills Hub Central Special schools
- Oakfield School Academies
- Rise Academy Academies
- The Compass Academy Academies
- The Hub School Academies
- The Sullivan Centre Academies
- The Venn Boulevard Centre Academies
- Tweendykes School Academies
- Hedon Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Northcott School and Sixth Form College teach?
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Northcott School and Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of Northcott School and Sixth Form College is Miss Katherine Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northcott School and Sixth Form College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northcott School and Sixth Form College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Northcott School and Sixth Form College?
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Northcott School and Sixth Form College full?
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 200 pupils and 195 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Northcott School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. Northcott School and Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Northcott School and Sixth Form College have?
- The schools register lists Northcott School and Sixth Form College's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northcott School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.3 in 2022/23 and 2.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Northcott School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northcott School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northcott School and Sixth Form 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 30 June 2026.