OFSTED
19 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
881
881 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
405
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
476
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.7 pts
above England
School
51.5%
East Riding of Yorkshire
20.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
East Riding of Yorkshire
5.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.5%
736
Any other White background
9.1%
80
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
19
White and Asian
1.2%
11
African
0.6%
5
Any other Asian background
0.6%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.4%
241 of
881 pupils
6.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
30.2
9.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.96 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.29 pts
higher than
England
School
12.51%
East Riding of Yorkshire
5.34%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.89 pts
higher than
England
School
39.71%
East Riding of Yorkshire
12.56%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.36 pts
higher than
England
School
6.17%
East Riding of Yorkshire
0.98%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.5%
21.8 pts
below England
Bridlington School
70.5%
East Riding of Yorkshire
79.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.