SCHOOL PROFILE

Northcott School and Sixth Form College

Not applicable Community special school URN 118138
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 May 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community special school
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 195 195 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 56 28.7% of pupils
Male pupils 139 71.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

47.2%
22.4 pts above England
School 47.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.7%
12.6 pts below England
School 7.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.2%
168
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
9
Any other White background
3.6%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
3
Bangladeshi
1.0%
2
White and Asian
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 100.0% 195 of 195 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 0.5% 1 pupils
England 14.8% 14.3 pts below
EHC plans 99.5% 194 pupils
England 6.0% 93.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 101
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Severe learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

2.6 36.6 pts below England
School 2.6
Kingston upon Hull, City of 38.3
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 0.0% England 36.0% 36.0 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 0.0% England 51.4% 51.4 pts below England
EBacc entry 0.0% England 30.6% 30.6 pts below England
EBacc average point score 0.10 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -1.52 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.37 pts higher than England
School 9.59%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.01%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.20 pts higher than England
School 29.01%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.75 pts higher than England
School 5.56%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 1.75%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.5% 17.7 pts above England
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
97.5%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
100.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information