Academy sponsor led · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Lift Kingswood

11–16Ages
1,592Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139118URN

Wawne Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4WR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Kingston upon Hull, City of median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

741 applications for 354 places · 5th of 12 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

57.1of 90

Kingston upon Hull, City of 43.1 England 46.0

1st of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Kingston upon Hull, City of median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

741 applications · 354 places offered · 398 named it first

2026 2.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2022 1.7; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2021 2.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2014 2.5; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7

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	354	741	2.1	398	1.12
Sep 2025	347	709	2.0	337	0.97
Sep 2024	326	650	2.0	362	1.11
Sep 2023	328	626	1.9	376	1.15
Sep 2022	327	551	1.7	293	0.90
Sep 2021	295	621	2.1	331	1.12
Sep 2020	270	555	2.1	298	1.10
Sep 2019	258	464	1.8	262	1.02
Sep 2018	217	380	1.8	176	0.81
Sep 2017	236	354	1.5	163	0.69
Sep 2016	215	325	1.5	118	0.55
Sep 2015	179	274	1.5	101	0.56
Sep 2014	111	278	2.5	84	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

273 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)57.11st 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 maths63%2nd of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths82%

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)+0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	273	57.1	63%	82%	–
2024/25	229	55.0	58%	73%	–
2023/24	233	52.6	54%	73%	+0.24
2022/23	212	54.7	60%	76%	+0.39

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

Lift KingswoodThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Winifred Holtby Academy
1.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

2.0applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
Sirius Academy North
2.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy
3.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
Malet Lambert
3.7 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Newland School for Girls
4.1 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

2.3applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Hull Trinity House Academy
4.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
The Marvell College
5.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Liberty Academy
5.4 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 29.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139118 · 810/4009
Trust: Lift Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,592 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Kingswood College of Arts (URN 131918); Perronet Thompson School (URN 118062)
Address: Wawne Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4WR
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

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