Malet Lambert
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kingston upon Hull, City of
James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, HU8 0JD
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/10/2023
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
25.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,648
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
328 of 399 families who put it first got an offer
348
Places offered
785
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 399 | 328 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 219 | 15 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 167 | 5 | ● 3% |
| Total | 785 | 348 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Hull, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Patrick Sprakes
- Address
- James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, HU8 0JD
- Phone
- 01482374211
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Holderness · Kingston upon Hull East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142150
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE
1,648 pupils · 1,750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
04 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,695 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.57 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 285 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 284 | 10% | 44% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 282 | 13% | 46% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 277 | 9% | 44% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 253 | 8% | 32% | 51% | |
| History | 161 | 15% | 40% | 47% | |
| Geography | 106 | 12% | 36% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 105 | 6% | 32% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 76 | 9% | 41% | 58% | |
| French | 69 | 9% | 43% | 58% | |
| Business | 64 | 16% | 44% | 55% | |
| Social Studies | 63 | 3% | 35% | 54% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 58 | 16% | 41% | 62% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Hull, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.