Sirius Academy North

Sirius Academy North is a larger-than-average secondary academy in The Constellation Trust. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspectors judged the quality of education to require improvement, while behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management are good; safeguarding is effective. Under the current framework, no overall effectiveness grade is given. Strengths include a highly inclusive approach, especially for pupils with SEND, and strong reading support. Pupils benefit from a well-considered personal development programme, a vibrant extra-curricular offer, and careers guidance. Behaviour has improved markedly, creating a calm and orderly environment, and attendance is rising while persistent absence falls rapidly. Staff feel supported and leaders know what needs to improve. However, the curriculum has contributed weakly to pupils' progress over time and pupils have not achieved well. Teaching does not consistently use the most appropriate activities, improvements are not embedded in a small number of subjects, and some older pupils have significant knowledge gaps. Recent exam results do not yet reflect improvements in English and mathematics. Leaders' actions are new, and school improvement plans must continue to address underperformance in weaker subjects.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive provision that identifies and supports a broad range of pupils' needs swiftly
• Expert reading support and phonics teaching help weaker readers catch up
• Pupils with SEND, including those on the Emerald pathway, receive personalised and carefully considered support
• Well-considered personal development programme covering tolerance, respect and careers
• Vibrant and accessible extra-curricular programme including chess, science, gaming, music, sport and performing arts
• Behaviour has improved, creating a calm and orderly environment with less lesson disruption
• Attendance is increasing and persistent absenteeism is reducing rapidly
• Leaders are ambitious, know what needs to improve, and most staff feel happy and well supported
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Quality of education requires improvement because the curriculum has contributed weakly to pupils' progress over time
• Pupils have not achieved well, and some older pupils have significant gaps in their knowledge
• Teachers do not consistently choose the most appropriate activities to deliver the curriculum
• Curriculum improvements are not embedded in a small number of subjects
• Recent external examination results do not yet reflect improvements in English and mathematics
• Some action taken is new and its impact is not yet evident
• School improvement plans must better address weaknesses in underperforming subjects
• Some older pupils are less confident in their knowledge of equality and fundamental British values
• Some pupils still demonstrate challenging behaviour, although suspensions have reduced

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 North attended 89.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.9% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Sirius Academy North were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 11 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 North had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Sirius Academy North were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 20 pupils.

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 North received £9,895 and spent £9,588 for each of its 1,245 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,054,000 (£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 North is part of The Constellation Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Sirius Academy North's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sirius Academy North is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Sirius Academy North last inspected by Ofsted?

Sirius Academy North was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Sirius Academy North have?

Sirius Academy North has 1,095 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sirius Academy North cover?

Sirius Academy North for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Sirius Academy North's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.1, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sirius Academy North?

Sirius Academy North is at 540 Hall Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU6 9BP.