Ron Dearing UTC
Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE RON DEARING UTC
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Pashley
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 884
- URN
- 144766
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Telephone
- 01482222299
About this school
Ron Dearing UTC is a secondary school in Hull. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 884 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ron Dearing UTC, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 162 | 195 | 217 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 | 50.7 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.42 to +0.03 | +0.10 -0.10 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 61.5% | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 77.9% | 76.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 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 Ron Dearing UTC 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 | 50.1 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.7 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 776 |
| 2024/25 | 863 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ron Dearing UTC compares
Ron Dearing UTC ranked 3rd of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 2.9% | 15.2% | 884 | — |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 0.7 miles |
| The Boulevard Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 51.9% | 859 | 1.5 miles |
| Malet Lambert | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | 2.1 miles |
| St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy | 54.9 | 4.5% | 21.6% | 2,485 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.23%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.86%
- Persistent absence
- 2.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hull Trinity House Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
The Boulevard Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Malet Lambert2.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Newland School for Girls2.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Ron Dearing UTC ranks 3rd 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
- 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 Ron Dearing UTC teach?
- Ron Dearing UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Ron Dearing UTC?
- The headteacher of Ron Dearing UTC is Mrs Sarah Pashley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ron Dearing UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ron Dearing UTC, 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 Ron Dearing UTC?
- Ron Dearing UTC has 884 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Ron Dearing UTC full?
- Ron Dearing UTC has capacity for 800 pupils and 884 on roll (111%), 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 Ron Dearing UTC a faith school?
- No. Ron Dearing UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is Ron Dearing UTC part of an academy trust?
- Ron Dearing UTC is part of THE RON DEARING UTC. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ron Dearing UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.1 in 2022/23 and 49 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ron Dearing UTC compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Ron Dearing UTC ranked 3rd of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ron Dearing UTC's absence rate?
- Ron Dearing UTC's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ron Dearing UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ron Dearing UTC'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.