Frederick Holmes School

Frederick Holmes School is a special school that demonstrates good overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and sixth-form provision, which are rated outstanding. The school caters to pupils with severe physical and learning difficulties, ensuring they are well-supported in their education and personal growth. The headteacher has established a strong sense of community within the school, where both pupils and staff feel valued and safe. Overall, the school has shown effective leadership and a commitment to high expectations for all pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of family and community within the school.
• Exceptional procedures for managing pupils’ behaviour.
• Highly tailored provision for individual physical, emotional, and medical needs.
• Outstanding personal development program that promotes self-awareness and healthy choices.
• Effective support for non-verbal pupils to engage with phonics lessons.
• Exemplary curriculum in the sixth form that prepares students for adulthood.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects, such as science and history, are in the early stages of implementation.
• Lack of a consistent approach to assessment across subjects.

In 2024–25 pupils at Frederick Holmes School attended 84.9% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 46.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Frederick Holmes School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No 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 Frederick Holmes School had 6.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

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 Frederick Holmes School had 107 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Frederick Holmes School received £35,211 and spent £33,826 for each of its 109 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £318,000 (£2,934 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Humber Education Trust, income was £9,935 and spending £9,655 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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Frederick Holmes School is part of Humber Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• St Nicholas Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Parkstone Primary School Hull
• Clifton Primary School Hull
• Bude Park Primary School Hull
• Kingswood Parks Primary School Hull
• Broadacre Primary School Hull
• Adelaide Primary School Hull
• Tweendykes School Hull
• Highlands Primary School Hull
• Ganton School Kingston-Upon-Hull

What is Frederick Holmes School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Frederick Holmes School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Frederick Holmes School last inspected by Ofsted?

Frederick Holmes School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Frederick Holmes School have?

Frederick Holmes School has 107 pupils on roll.

What age range does Frederick Holmes School cover?

Frederick Holmes School for pupils aged 2 to 19.

What are Frederick Holmes School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Frederick Holmes School?

Frederick Holmes School is at Inglemire Lane, Hull, HU6 8JJ.