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The Boulevard Academy

Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU3 3QTSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
Progress 8
-0.69
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
137 1st-choice / 172 places
Ranking
#2,831
of 3,141 nationally

About The Boulevard Academy

The Boulevard Academy is a mixed state secondary school in Kingston upon Hull, serving pupils aged 11 to 16. It sits within a local authority that includes 16 secondary schools, and its most recent Progress 8 score of -0.69 places it 11th out of 14 schools in the area, putting it in the bottom half of the LA's rankings. For context, the LA average Progress 8 score is -0.44, so the school's performance is below the local norm. The top-performing peers in the LA are St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy (score 0.63), Liberty Academy (0.47), and Lift Kingswood (0.24). The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Ron Dearing UTC, located 2.4 km away. The Boulevard Academy itself was inspected by Ofsted in January 2025 and received a Requires Improvement rating across all graded categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This was a downgrade from its previous inspection in June 2022, which also rated it Requires Improvement overall.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressMassey Close, Kingston-upon-Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, HU3 3QT
HeadteacherSteve Fenna
Local AuthorityKingston upon Hull, City of
Number of Pupils811
Free School Meals (FSM)51.4%
School Capacity811 / 720 (113% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 2 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Tennis CourtsTheatreDining HallLibraryAstro TurfMusic RoomsScience Labs

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

19

Sports

GymnasticsRugbyRowingFootballAthleticsSwimmingCross CountryTennisCricket

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubCodingDebateChoirChessScience ClubFilm ClubDramaDuke of EdinburghOrchestra

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningSEN UnitResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Source: theboulevardacademy.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Boulevard Academy

The Boulevard Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.