Sirius Academy West
296 Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, HU4 7JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSTELLATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Gemma Ransom
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Constellation Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,409
- URN
- 135945
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482352939
About this school
Sirius Academy West is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,409 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 249 | 238 | 246 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 42.1 | 38.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.69 to -0.33 | -0.66 -0.85 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 30.3% | 32.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 58% | 54.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 23.5% | 23.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 Sirius Academy West 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 | 41.7 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.7 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,479 |
| 2023/24 | 1,498 |
| 2024/25 | 1,460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sirius Academy West compares
Sirius Academy West ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.7 | 7.7% | 40.1% | 1,409 | — |
| The Boulevard Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 51.9% | 859 | 1.6 miles |
| Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College | 47.6 | 6.6% | 18.8% | 1,381 | 2.3 miles |
| Kelvin Hall School | 42.2 | 10.2% | 31.4% | 1,593 | 2.3 miles |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 2.9 miles |
| Ron Dearing UTC | 49 | 2.9% | 15.2% | 884 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.07%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.69%
- Persistent absence
- 26.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Boulevard Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College2.3 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Kelvin Hall School2.3 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Hull Trinity House Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Ron Dearing UTC3.0 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Sirius Academy West ranks 11th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Hull.
- Holderness Academy Secondary
- Hull Trinity House Academy Secondary
- Kelvin Hall School Secondary
- Liberty Academy Secondary
- Lift Kingswood Secondary
- Malet Lambert Secondary
- Newland School for Girls Secondary
- Ron Dearing UTC Secondary
- Sirius Academy North Secondary
- St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Marvell College Secondary
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sirius Academy West teach?
- Sirius Academy West teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the head of school of Sirius Academy West?
- The head of school of Sirius Academy West is Mrs Gemma Ransom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sirius Academy West last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sirius Academy West, 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 Sirius Academy West?
- Sirius Academy West has 1,409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sirius Academy West full?
- Sirius Academy West has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,409 on roll (85%), 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 Sirius Academy West a faith school?
- No. Sirius Academy West has no designated religious character.
- Is Sirius Academy West a selective school?
- No. Sirius Academy West is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sirius Academy West?
- Sirius Academy West is part of THE CONSTELLATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sirius Academy West's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.7 in 2022/23 and 38.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sirius Academy West rank locally?
- Sirius Academy West ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sirius Academy West's absence rate?
- Sirius Academy West's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sirius Academy West's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sirius Academy West'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 1 July 2026.