Kelvin Hall School

School overview

Kelvin Hall School is a secondary school serving Kingston upon Hull, City of, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,617 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Kelvin Hall School 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.2 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 3.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 63% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Kelvin Hall School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 346 first choices for 308 places. After Year 11, 84% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.6%. There are about 18.1 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.