Hull City Centre

Summary

Hull City Centre (E02002680) is part of Kingston upon Hull local authority (view on map). Hull City Centre has an approximate population of 9,900 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Hull City Centre neighbours Stoneferry & Sutton Fields, Sculcoates, Drypool & Victoria Dock, and Boulevard & St Andrew's Quay.

Headlines

  • 77% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England) – see more.
  • 53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 68% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Hull City Centre is the 32nd least deprived area in Kingston upon Hull (out of 33) with 77% of children living in low-income families, compared to 52% across Kingston upon Hull and 38% nationally.

77% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England).

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Hull City Centre, 53% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 38% in Kingston upon Hull and 27% nationally.

53% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Hull City Centre % in Kingston upon Hull % in England
Eligible for free school meals 53% 38% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 47% 62% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Hull City Centre, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Kingston upon Hull, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Hull City Centre % in Kingston upon Hull % in England
No special educational needs 77% 77% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Hull City Centre, 59% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Kingston upon Hull, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Hull City Centre % in Kingston upon Hull % in England
White 38% 81% 67%
Asian 10% 3.0% 14%
Black 13% 6.0% 7.0%
Mixed 12% 4.0% 7.0%
Other 25% 4.0% 3.0%
Not known 3.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Hull City Centre with English as an additional language is 68%, compared with 20% in Kingston upon Hull, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

68% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Hull City Centre % in Kingston upon Hull % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 68% 20% 22%
Known or believed to be English 32% 80% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Hull City Centre has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Hull City Centre
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Hull City Centre, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Hull City Centre. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 2 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 2 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

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State-funded schools

Hull City Centre has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Hull City Centre
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Hull City Centre since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Hull City Centre has 1 independent school.

Type Number in Hull City Centre
All independent schools 1
Independent schools 0
Independent special schools 1

There have been no inspections of independent schools in Hull City Centre since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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