The Marvell College
Barham Road, Hull, HU9 4EE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Matthews
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,232
- URN
- 142391
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482799132
About this school
The Marvell College is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,232 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 215 | 215 | 224 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 40.3 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.38 to 0.00 | -0.56 -0.75 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 27% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 50.2% | 48.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 27.9% | 25.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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 Marvell 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 | 44.6 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,236 |
| 2023/24 | 1,250 |
| 2024/25 | 1,237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Marvell College compares
The Marvell College ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 8.3% | 46.6% | 1,232 | — |
| Liberty Academy | 29.2 | 15.8% | 55.3% | 1,199 | 1.2 miles |
| Malet Lambert | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | 1.7 miles |
| Winifred Holtby Academy | 36.4 | 11% | 45.1% | 1,309 | 2.5 miles |
| Holderness Academy | 43.1 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 906 | 2.9 miles |
| Lift Kingswood | 55 | 5.3% | 30.1% | 1,592 | 3.3 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)
- 46.56%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.32%
- Persistent absence
- 24.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Liberty Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Malet Lambert1.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Winifred Holtby Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Holderness Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Lift Kingswood3.3 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
The Marvell College ranks 10th 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
- Sirius Academy West Secondary
- St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Marvell College teach?
- The Marvell College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of The Marvell College?
- The headteacher of The Marvell College is Mr Damian Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Marvell College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Marvell 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 The Marvell College?
- The Marvell College has 1,232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Marvell College full?
- The Marvell College has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,232 on roll (103%), 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 Marvell College a faith school?
- No. The Marvell College has no designated religious character.
- Is The Marvell College a selective school?
- No. The Marvell College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Marvell College?
- The Marvell College is part of HULL COLLABORATIVE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Marvell College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 40.6 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 Marvell College rank locally?
- The Marvell College ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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 Marvell College's absence rate?
- The Marvell College's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Marvell College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Marvell 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 2 July 2026.