Ron Dearing UTC
Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ ·
At a glance
A state secondary free school for ages 14–19 in Hull. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2020). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 49.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25).
- Ages
- 14–19
- Pupils
- 884
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Academy trust
- THE RON DEARING UTC
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Pashley
- Opened
- Sept 2017
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 217 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
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
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)15.2%
- English as an additional language7.8%
- SEN support2.5%
- Education, Health and Care plan2.4%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.