Wilberforce College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationKingston-upon-Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of

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Average A level gradeC-2024/25

Wilberforce College is a further education in Kingston-upon-Hull for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Saltshouse Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU8 9HD01482 711688wilberforce.ac.ukMr Colin Peaks principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

683 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-27.9 points per entry

A level progress-0.59Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better3%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished80%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	683	591	607	623	1,346	1,396
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	27.87	25.99	25.23	31.90	25.67	27.20
Average A level grade	C-	C-	C-	C+	C-	C-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	28.85	25.91	24.34	33.05	20.64	20.99
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	3%	0%	3%	14%	0%	3%
A level progressA level value added	-0.59	-0.72	–	–	-0.34	-0.14
Applied general courses: points per entry	29.55	31.23	29.15	31.54	–	–
T levels: points per entry	35.38	25.61	30.15	29.95	–	–
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	80%	83%	82%	88%	80%	84%

A level subjects

19 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.

SubjectsMathematics30Psychology25History22Sociology21Biology20Chemistry19Fine Art17Law16Photography16Physics14English Language13Film Studies12Business Studies11Textiles11Media / Film / TV Studies10English Language and Literature10Economics7English Literature7Geography7

Every A level subject against England, 2025

Mathematics30 entries · 13% A* or A · 97% passed

30%England 60%

Psychology25 entries · 12% A* or A · 96% passed

32%England 46%

History22 entries · 5% A* or A · 96% passed

50%England 55%

Sociology21 entries · 5% A* or A · 100% passed

19%England 49%

Biology20 entries · 5% A* or A · 85% passed

30%England 49%

Chemistry19 entries · 5% A* or A · 63% passed

11%England 53%

Fine Art17 entries · 24% A* or A · 100% passed

65%England 65%

Law16 entries · 31% A* or A · 100% passed

31%England 40%

Photography16 entries · 6% A* or A · 94% passed

25%England 58%

Physics14 entries · 0% A* or A · 71% passed

7%England 51%

English Language13 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

8%England 44%

Film Studies12 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed

25%England 57%

Business Studies11 entries · 18% A* or A · 91% passed

46%England 47%

Textiles11 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed

64%England 67%

Media / Film / TV Studies10 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed

20%England 46%

English Language and Literature10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

0%England 47%

Economics7 entries · 43% A* or A · 100% passed

57%England 57%

English Literature7 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed

14%England 52%

Geography7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

0%England 51%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 563 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training74%and stayed there for at least six months

29%13%30%21%

University 29%Further education college 1%Apprenticeship 13%Work 30%Other education or training 1%Not in education, work or training 21%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 64%, compared with 79% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training45%England 72%

Top-third universities3%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship13%England 6%

Higher technical course4%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 43% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	74%	73%	74%	–
Education	31%	33%	36%	–
Apprenticeship	13%	9%	12%	–
Work	30%	31%	27%	–
Not in education, work or training	21%	21%	23%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m21812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate128 per 1,000 people40% higher than the England average

Nearest bus stop50 mWilberforce College, 14 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Bellfield Primary School	Academy	500 m	235	Good 2023	44	Compare
Longhill Primary School	Academy	890 m	296	Report card 2025	29	Compare
Euler Academy	Free schools alternative provision	950 m	64	No overall grade 2024	–	Compare
Maybury Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	232	Not inspected	73	Compare
Thanet Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	382	Good 2022	30	Compare
Griffin Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	435	Report card 2026	24	Compare
Ings Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	219	Not inspected	43	Compare
Spring Cottage Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	492	Outstanding 2023	98	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Wilberforce College have?

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Contact and details

Address: Saltshouse Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU8 9HD
Telephone: 01482 711688
Website: www.wilberforce.ac.uk
Principal: Mr Colin Peaks
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Kingston upon Hull, City of
Ward: Ings
Constituency: Kingston upon Hull East
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130580 · LAESTAB 8108600 · UKPRN 10007503

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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