Malet Lambert
James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, HU8 0JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE
- Head of School
- Mr Patrick Sprakes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Education Alliance
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,750
- Pupils on roll
- 1,648
- URN
- 142150
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482374211
About this school
Malet Lambert is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,648 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Malet Lambert, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 279 | 312 | 285 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 42.6 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.36 to -0.02 | -0.57 -0.73 to -0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 36.5% | 36.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 57.7% | 54.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 64.1% | 49.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.9 | 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 Malet Lambert 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 | 45.2 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,633 |
| 2023/24 | 1,673 |
| 2024/25 | 1,652 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Malet Lambert compares
Malet Lambert ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | — |
| Liberty Academy | 29.2 | 15.8% | 55.3% | 1,199 | 1.1 miles |
| Winifred Holtby Academy | 36.4 | 11% | 45.1% | 1,309 | 1.2 miles |
| The Marvell College | 40.6 | 8.3% | 46.6% | 1,232 | 1.7 miles |
| Ron Dearing UTC | 49 | 2.9% | 15.2% | 884 | 2.1 miles |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 2.1 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)
- 22.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.58%
- Persistent absence
- 25.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liberty Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Winifred Holtby Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
The Marvell College1.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Ron Dearing UTC2.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Hull Trinity House Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Malet Lambert ranks 9th 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
- Newland School for Girls Secondary
- Ron Dearing UTC Secondary
- Sirius Academy North Secondary
- Sirius Academy West Secondary
- St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Marvell College Secondary
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Malet Lambert teach?
- Malet Lambert teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the head of school of Malet Lambert?
- The head of school of Malet Lambert is Mr Patrick Sprakes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Malet Lambert been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Malet Lambert, 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 Malet Lambert?
- Malet Lambert has 1,648 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Malet Lambert full?
- Malet Lambert has capacity for 1,750 pupils and 1,648 on roll (94%), 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 Malet Lambert a faith school?
- No. Malet Lambert has no designated religious character.
- Is Malet Lambert a selective school?
- No. Malet Lambert is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Malet Lambert part of an academy trust?
- Malet Lambert is part of THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Malet Lambert's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 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.
- How does Malet Lambert compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Malet Lambert ranked 7th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Malet Lambert's absence rate?
- Malet Lambert's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Malet Lambert's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Malet Lambert'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 2 July 2026.