The Boulevard Academy
Massey Close, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Steven Fenna
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 859
- URN
- 139395
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482217898
About this school
The Boulevard Academy is a secondary academy in Kingston-upon-Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 859 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Boulevard Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 102 | 126 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.9 | 36.6 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.73 to -0.15 | -0.69 -0.97 to -0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 26.2% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 47.6% | 48.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 72.2% | 76.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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 The Boulevard Academy 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 | 41.9 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 687 |
| 2023/24 | 743 |
| 2024/25 | 811 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Boulevard Academy compares
The Boulevard Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.6 | 9.3% | 51.9% | 859 | — |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 1.4 miles |
| Ron Dearing UTC | 49 | 2.9% | 15.2% | 884 | 1.5 miles |
| Sirius Academy West | 38.7 | 7.7% | 40.1% | 1,409 | 1.6 miles |
| Kelvin Hall School | 42.2 | 10.2% | 31.4% | 1,593 | 1.8 miles |
| Newland School for Girls | 44.2 | 8.5% | 43.6% | 610 | 2.2 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)
- 51.91%
- English as an additional language
- 49.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.27%
- Persistent absence
- 31.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hull Trinity House Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Ron Dearing UTC1.5 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Sirius Academy West1.6 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Kelvin Hall School1.8 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Newland School for Girls2.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Kingston-upon-Hull
- Keyingham Primary School Primary
- Longhill Primary School Primary
- Rokeby Park Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Sutton Park Primary School Primary
- Woodland Primary School Primary
- Hull College 16 plus
- Wilberforce College 16 plus
- Aspire Academy Free Schools
- Bridgeview Special School Academies
- Felix House School Special schools
- Ganton School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does The Boulevard Academy teach?
- The Boulevard Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Kingston-upon-Hull.
- Who is the principal of The Boulevard Academy?
- The principal of The Boulevard Academy is Mr Steven Fenna, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Boulevard Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Boulevard Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Boulevard Academy?
- The Boulevard Academy has 859 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Boulevard Academy full?
- The Boulevard Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 859 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 The Boulevard Academy a faith school?
- No. The Boulevard Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Boulevard Academy a selective school?
- No. The Boulevard Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Boulevard Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Boulevard Academy is part of THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Boulevard Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Boulevard Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Boulevard Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.9 in 2022/23 and 39.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Boulevard Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- The Boulevard Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Boulevard Academy's absence rate?
- The Boulevard Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Boulevard Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Boulevard Academy'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.