Kelvin Hall School
Bricknell Avenue, Hull, HU5 4QH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher/Ceo
- Mr James Shaw
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,615
- Pupils on roll
- 1,593
- URN
- 143221
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482342229
About this school
Kelvin Hall School is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,593 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
- 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 | 272 | 289 | 313 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | 46.0 | 42.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.45 to -0.11 | -0.40 -0.57 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 45% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 65.1% | 62.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 68.2% | 54% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.2 | 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 Kelvin Hall School 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 | 46.8 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 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 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,580 |
| 2023/24 | 1,611 |
| 2024/25 | 1,617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kelvin Hall School compares
Kelvin Hall School ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.2 | 10.2% | 31.4% | 1,593 | — |
| Newland School for Girls | 44.2 | 8.5% | 43.6% | 610 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy | 54.9 | 4.5% | 21.6% | 2,485 | 1.2 miles |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 1.7 miles |
| Sirius Academy North | 37.8 | 10.6% | 51.3% | 1,095 | 1.7 miles |
| The Boulevard Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 51.9% | 859 | 1.8 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)
- 31.42%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newland School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Hull Trinity House Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Sirius Academy North1.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
The Boulevard Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Kingston-upon-Hull
Other schools in Hull
Kelvin Hall School ranks 8th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Hull.
- Holderness Academy Secondary
- Hull Trinity House Academy 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
- The Marvell College Secondary
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kelvin Hall School teach?
- Kelvin Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher/ceo of Kelvin Hall School?
- The headteacher/ceo of Kelvin Hall School is Mr James Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kelvin Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kelvin Hall School, 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 Kelvin Hall School?
- Kelvin Hall School has 1,593 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kelvin Hall School full?
- Kelvin Hall School has capacity for 1,615 pupils and 1,593 on roll (99%), 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 Kelvin Hall School a faith school?
- No. Kelvin Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kelvin Hall School a selective school?
- No. Kelvin Hall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kelvin Hall School?
- Kelvin Hall School 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.
- How have Kelvin Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.8 in 2022/23 and 42.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kelvin Hall School rank locally?
- Kelvin Hall School ranked 6th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kelvin Hall School's absence rate?
- Kelvin Hall School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kelvin Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kelvin Hall School'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.