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Malet Lambert
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
James Reckitt Avenue, Hull HU8 0JD · maletlambert.co.uk · 01482 374211
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Hull, City of 40.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,648
- 94% of 1,750 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 390 families put the school first and 335 places were offered; 83% 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 | 335 | 390 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 348 | 399 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 341 | 374 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 355 | 393 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 346 | 389 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 36.1% 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.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.5 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 53.5 | −8.3 |
| Further education | 24 | +10.2 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4 | −2 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Malet Lambert was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 118
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (33%) with SEND