Sirius Academy West

Sirius Academy West is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in most areas evaluated. The school has made significant improvements since its last inspection, particularly in the quality of education, curriculum development, and safeguarding measures. Leaders have raised expectations for pupils' achievements and fostered a positive and supportive learning environment. Pupils enjoy a diverse range of extra-curricular activities, which contributes to their well-being and development. However, behaviour is a concern, and the school is working to improve student conduct and engagement following the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations and a clear vision for the school.
• Pupils have a positive attitude towards learning and enjoy their lessons.
• The curriculum has been significantly improved and is more challenging.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and effective assessment strategies.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported.
• A strong culture of safeguarding is evident throughout the school.
• There is a broad range of extra-curricular activities available for pupils.
• Leadership in the sixth form is ambitious and effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not meet the expected standards of behaviour.
• High rates of internal exclusions and suspensions.
• The support program for the weakest readers is still in its early stages.
• Not all pupils benefit from spiritual, moral, social, and cultural learning.
• Further improvement is needed in engaging with stakeholders.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sirius Academy West attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 11.7% of pupils at Sirius Academy West were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 9 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sirius Academy West had 14.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.0% of pupils at Sirius Academy West were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Sirius Academy West received £8,691 and spent £8,652 for each of its 1,470 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,244,000 (£847 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Constellation Trust, income was £8,448 and spending £8,393 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hull · Kingston upon Hull, City of local authority: places and applications

Sirius Academy West is part of The Constellation Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Rokeby Park Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Francis Askew Primary School Hull
• Paisley Primary School Hull
• Appleton Primary School Hull
• Bricknell Primary School Hull
• Victoria Dock Primary School Hull
• Sirius Academy North Hull
• Stoneferry Primary School Hull

What is Sirius Academy West's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sirius Academy West is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Sirius Academy West last inspected by Ofsted?

Sirius Academy West was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Sirius Academy West have?

Sirius Academy West has 1,409 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sirius Academy West cover?

Sirius Academy West for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Sirius Academy West's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.3, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sirius Academy West?

Sirius Academy West is at 296 Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, HU4 7JB.