Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU · Kingston upon Hull, City of · secondary school
7th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.3/10 against 439 of them, against 4.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 39.7 · 40 | 30% | 1.19 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.13 · 40 | 25% | 1.00 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 44.2 · 41 | 10% | 0.41 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, inspected in 2026-03. In 2024/25, 39.7% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.2, slightly below the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.13 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally starting from the same point. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join clubs like Women in Engineering and NHS careers events, play netball, cricket, and girls football, attend theatre visits, and go on trips including France 2025 and Flamingo Land. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. There are 672 pupils in a school with 750 places, leaving 78 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their Progress 8 scores? What specific support is available for students aiming for higher attainment in English and maths? How does the after-school club operate for girls in Years 7 to 11?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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