OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust
THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
859
859 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
388
45.2% of pupils
Male pupils
471
54.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.7 pts
above England
School
54.5%
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.
25.9 pts
above England
School
46.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
41.3%
355
Any other White background
15.3%
131
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
104
African
9.9%
85
Unclassified
9.5%
82
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
37
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.9%
205 of
859 pupils
3.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.6
0.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.69 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
9.27%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.76 pts
higher than
England
School
31.58%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.89 pts
higher than
England
School
5.69%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
119.3%
27.0 pts
above England
The Boulevard Academy
119.3%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
101.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.