How to choose a secondary school
When you apply for a secondary school, you will be asked to apply for your three preferences of schools. You can apply for places at any school, academy and voluntary aided school in Hull or any school outside of Hull.
Types of school in Hull
There are four types of maintained secondary schools in Hull -
- three community schools – Endeavour High, Malet Lambert Language College and Newland School for Girls A Mathematics and Computing College
- one voluntary aided school –St Mary’s College Sports College
- six academies – Archibishop Sentamu Academy, Sirius Academy, Thomas Ferens Academy, Hull Trinity House School, The Boulevard Academy and Winifred Holtby School
- three ‘Trust’ schools – Andrew Marvell Business and Enterprise College, Kingswood College of Arts and Kelvin Hall A Specialist Science College
View the list and contact details of secondary schools in Hull
Find out about the school
Every school has many individual qualities that make it unique, from on-site facilities and extra-curricular activities to class sizes and the strength of its links with other schools and the community.
Visit the school – each secondary school in Hull holds an open evening in the autumn term so you and your child can visit the school and talk to the teachers and other parents to get an understanding about what the school is like. You can also visit the school at another time by appointment. You can find our the dates for this year’s open evenings by contacting the schools directly. Most dates are also included in the parent’s booklet ‘A Guide to Secondary School Admissions 2013/14’.
Read the school prospectus – secondary school prospectuses are available from the individual schools and libraries in Hull and will give you information about the life and character of the school.
Read the latest OfSTED inspection report – inspection reports include information such as how well inspectors think the school and pupils are doing and what it could do to makes things even better, plus what parents and carers think about the school.
View OfSTED reports for secondary schools in Hull
Catchment schools
Some secondary schools in Hull have catchment areas - a geographical boundary used to ensure that all schools in an area have a fair share of pupils. Catchment schools are all community schools.
Living in the catchment area of a school gives your child a higher priority for admission at that school than those living outside the area. You are strongly recommended that your catchment school is one of the schools named on your application form.
Find out more about catchment areas and how secondary school places are allocated
If you are unsure which is your catchment area school, please contact the admissions team on 01482 300 300.
Let your child have a say
Your child may have thoughts and opinions which you might want to take into account when deciding your preferences.
Distance to the school
Most parents want their children to attend their nearest school (for example their catchment school). You can apply to more distant schools, however you should consider the effects that long journeys can have on a child and also consider the availability of transport.
A guide to school admissions is available to download below -
Guide to school admissions 2013 - 2014 (size: 6.1 Mb) 
