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Liberty Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
1 Bilton Grove, Hull HU9 5YB · lib.hlt.academy · 01482 781912
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Hull, City of 40.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,199
- 77% of 1,550 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 55.1%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 152 families put the school first and 255 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 255 | 152 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 252 | 134 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 288 | 208 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 300 | 220 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 264 | 276 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.2, and 14.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Hull, City of it was 40.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E (10 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼14.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.1 | −18.2 |
| Sixth form college | 30.6 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 29.3 | +8.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.6 | +5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 students | E (10) | Well below average -0.65 | |
| 11 students | E (10.5) | Well below average -0.63 | |
| 9 students | Merit- (22.5) | Average +0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | D- (17.7) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 30 | C- (25.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 28 | C (30.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 33 | C- (25.7) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | C- (27.8) | +0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 42 | D+ (23) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | D+ (23.9) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 10.5 | −19.7 |
| Further education | 2.7 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 34.2 | +15.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 36.8 | +8.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | +4.7 |
Ofsted
Liberty Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
37% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 37%
- Replies
- 62
- 5% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (23%) with SEND