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Ron Dearing UTC

Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 14–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Ron Dearing UTC is a state-funded school (university technical college) in Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 14–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
University technical college
Establishment group
Free Schools
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
Ages 14–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
800
Pupils on roll
884
URN
144766

Admissions

Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Academy trust or group
THE RON DEARING UTC

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
800
Pupils on roll
857
Unfilled places at survey date
0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    49
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 217

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    53%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 217

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    76.5%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 217

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    0%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 217

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 11 March 2020 · Published 20 May 2020

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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Other recent inspection activity

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  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 8 May 2025 · Published 15 June 2025

    Outcome: Standards maintained

Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of

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