Academy sponsor led · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Liberty Academy

11–18Ages
1,199Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
135598URN

1 Bilton Grove, Hull, HU9 5YB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.8 below Kingston upon Hull, City of median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

288 applications for 255 places · 11th of 12 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.5of 90

Kingston upon Hull, City of 43.1 England 46.0

13th of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 10 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Kingston upon Hull, City of median (2.0) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

288 applications · 255 places offered · 152 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Hull, City of median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	255	288	1.1	152	0.60
Sep 2025	252	291	1.2	134	0.53
Sep 2024	288	409	1.4	208	0.72
Sep 2023	300	326	1.1	220	0.73
Sep 2022	264	401	1.5	276	1.05
Sep 2021	269	427	1.6	246	0.91
Sep 2020	270	384	1.4	212	0.79
Sep 2019	274	399	1.5	235	0.86
Sep 2018	271	369	1.4	217	0.80
Sep 2017	273	391	1.4	211	0.77
Sep 2016	269	466	1.7	245	0.91
Sep 2015	270	492	1.8	279	1.03
Sep 2014	270	445	1.7	280	1.04

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

213 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.513th of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 43.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths13%13th of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths29%

Kingston upon Hull, City of 63% England 66%

This school
Kingston upon Hull, City of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	213	29.5	13%	29%	–
2024/25	195	29.2	15%	35%	–
2023/24	242	31.8	16%	37%	−1.18
2022/23	256	29.3	14%	29%	−1.43

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Liberty AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 29.5Attainment 8
Malet Lambert
1.8 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Marvell College
1.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Winifred Holtby Academy
3.6 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

2.0applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
Ron Dearing UTC
3.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

53.0Attainment 8
Hull Trinity House Academy
4.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Lift Kingswood
5.4 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Holderness Academy
5.6 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy
5.8 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135598 · 810/6905
Trust: Heartwood Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,550 pupils · 1,199 on roll
Free school meals: 55.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: Archbishop Thurstan Church of England Voluntary Controlled School (URN 118114)
Address: 1 Bilton Grove, Hull, HU9 5YB
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources