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The Venn Boulevard Centre

Special / other · HULL · HU3 3EL

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 November 2024

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At a glance

126 pupils · 180% of 70 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Age range
10–18
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
63.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
93.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.theboulevardcentre.org.uk
URN
143222

In figures

At its inspection on 26 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. It had 126 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 91%, England 73%) · Not recorded 3% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 2%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

65% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 35% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,441; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£30,279
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 78% (80%) · premises 3% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 7% (1%) · catering 3% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £173,000; in-year balance +£189,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications37.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work10%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier21.6%62.3%
Social housing39.2%17.1%
Privately rented39%20.5%
Detached houses6.1%22.9%
Flats39.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5%21.1%
Households with no car or van59.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012889 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£85,000183 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£70,000–£110,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (13)£120,000
Terraced (153)£87,000
Flat (17)£35,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
20an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
66an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
13an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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