The Compass Academy
The Compass Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Hull for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 48 pupils and room for 75. About 88 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Snowdon Way, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 5DS01482 331720com.hlt.academyMrs Claire Horne executive principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 May 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kingston upon Hull, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (35), language and communications needs (6), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Vision impairment (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 48 | 57 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 27 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 88% | 77% | 75% | 81% | 63% | 59% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 67% | 84% | 73% | 56% | 93% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 32% | 16% | 27% | 44% | 7% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Primary School | Academy | 700 m | 474 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Broadacre Primary School | Academy | 740 m | 720 | Good 2022 | 54 | Compare |
| Lift Kingswood | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,592 | No overall grade 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| Wawne Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 96 | Good 2022 | 28 | Compare |
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College | Council | 0.9 miles | 195 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Kingswood Parks Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 688 | Good 2019 | 92 | Compare |
| Bude Park Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 206 | Good 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| Cleeve Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 347 | Report card 2026 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Compass Academy a good school?
The Compass Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2022.
What is The Compass Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Compass Academy good at its last full inspection on 4 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does The Compass Academy have?
48 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 75 places, so it is 64% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Snowdon Way, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 5DS
- Telephone
- 01482 331720
- Website
- com.hlt.academy
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Claire Horne
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Heartwood Learning Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward
- North Carr
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 139483 · LAESTAB 8101103 · UKPRN 10041066
- Formerly
- Ashwell Pupil Referral Unit
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.