Liberty Academy
1 Bilton Grove, Hull, HU9 5YB ·
At a glance
A state Church of England secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Hull. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (April 2024). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 29.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 152 families put it first for 255 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,199
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Academy trust
- HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Beasley
- Opened
- Sept 2008
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 195 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
152 of 152 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)55.3%
- English as an additional language9.1%
- SEN support19.3%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.