Free schools · Kingston upon Hull, City of

The Boulevard Academy

11–16Ages
859Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139395URN

Massey Close, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

1.2per place

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

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of

207 applications for 171 places · 10th of 12 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.8of 90

Kingston upon Hull, City of 43.1 England 46.0

11th of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Kingston upon Hull, City of median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

207 applications · 171 places offered · 117 named it first

2026 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2024 1.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2023 1.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.5
2022 1.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Kingston upon Hull, City of median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	171	207	1.2	117	0.68
Sep 2025	172	239	1.4	137	0.80
Sep 2024	162	166	1.0	91	0.56
Sep 2023	167	177	1.1	103	0.62
Sep 2022	167	174	1.0	101	0.60
Sep 2021	159	191	1.2	92	0.58
Sep 2020	147	179	1.2	90	0.61
Sep 2019	180	216	1.2	98	0.54
Sep 2018	118	250	2.1	137	1.16
Sep 2017	118	227	1.9	114	0.97
Sep 2016	120	236	2.0	115	0.96
Sep 2015	118	188	1.6	84	0.71
Sep 2014	107	160	1.5	74	0.69

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.811th 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 maths30%10th of 13 in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull, City of 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

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)−0.69

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	35.8	30%	54%	–
2024/25	120	39.6	33%	48%	–
2023/24	126	36.6	26%	48%	−0.69
2022/23	102	41.9	34%	57%	−0.44

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

The Boulevard AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Hull Trinity House Academy
2.3 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Ron Dearing UTC
2.4 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Standards maintained2025

53.0Attainment 8
Sirius Academy West
2.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2022

1.7applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Kelvin Hall School
2.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Good2024

2.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Newland School for Girls
3.5 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

2026

2.3applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy
3.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
Sirius Academy North
4.9 km · Kingston upon Hull, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
5.1 km · East Riding of Yorkshire

2026

1.7applications per place 46.9Attainment 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: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139395 · 810/4010
Trust: Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 720 pupils · 859 on roll
Free school meals: 54.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 9 September 2013
Address: Massey Close, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of

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