The Venn Boulevard Centre
The Venn Boulevard Centre is an academy alternative provision converter in Hull for boys and girls aged 10 to 18. It has 126 pupils, 56 more than it has places for. About 64 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
172 Boulevard, Kingston-upon-Hull, Hull, HU3 3EL01482 585203theboulevardcentre.org.ukMs Sarah Sargieson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 27 pupils, for social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (47), language and communications needs (29), Autistic spectrum disorder (17), Moderate learning difficulty (8), Specific learning difficulty (5), Severe learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 126 | 60 | 45 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 64% | 58% | 58% | 55% | 55% | 65% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 11% | 31% | 45% | 56% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 93% | 87% | 67% | 55% | 44% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 15 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 33%, compared with 83% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 53% | 55% | 89% |
| Education | 53% | 36% | 56% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Not in education, work or training | 33% | 27% | 11% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiltern Primary School | Academy | 290 m | 446 | Not inspected | 44 | Compare |
| The Boulevard Academy | Free school | 500 m | 859 | No overall grade 2025 | 7 | Compare |
| Harte's Academy | Independent | 540 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Adelaide Primary School | Academy | 710 m | 444 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| St George's Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 238 | No overall grade 2024 | 42 | Compare |
| Lift Newington | Academy | 850 m | 394 | Outstanding 2019 | 67 | Compare |
| Paisley Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 319 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| Wheeler Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 451 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Venn Boulevard Centre a good school?
The Venn Boulevard Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.
What is The Venn Boulevard Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Venn Boulevard Centre not judged at its last full inspection on 26 November 2024.
How many pupils does The Venn Boulevard Centre have?
126 pupils aged 10 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 70 places, so it is 180% full.
Does The Venn Boulevard Centre have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 172 Boulevard, Kingston-upon-Hull, Hull, HU3 3EL
- Telephone
- 01482 585203
- Website
- www.theboulevardcentre.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Sargieson
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 10-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Venn Academy Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward
- St Andrew's & Docklands
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143222 · LAESTAB 8101106 · UKPRN 10057630
- Formerly
- The Boulevard Centre
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.