Kelvin Hall School
Academy converter secondary school in Hull (Kingston upon Hull, City of).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Kelvin Hall School is a secondary school located in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,617 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,615. It is part of the THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr James Shaw.
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 143221
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ailie McNicol | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Cicely Alsbury | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carrie Peaks | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lynne Darley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Ball | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Shaw | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Helen Harrison Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Alison Waugh | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Rachel Richardson Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Daniel Meyerhoff Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Natalie Morris Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Kathy Lee Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record