SCHOOL PROFILE

Newland School for Girls

Secondary Academy converter URN 144307
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 750 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 13 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust THRIVE CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 610 610 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 610 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.2%
21.4 pts above England
School 46.2%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 35.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.8%
21.5 pts above England
School 41.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 19.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
44.9%
274
Any other ethnic group
18.0%
110
African
9.8%
60
Any other White background
9.2%
56
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
32
Bangladeshi
4.1%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.8% 145 of 610 pupils
2.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.8%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 22.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.8% 139 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 66
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Speech, language & communication 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Hearing impairment 2

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.2 5.0 pts above England
School 44.2
Kingston upon Hull, City of 38.3
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 39.7% England 36.0% 3.7 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 58.1% England 51.4% 6.7 pts above England
EBacc entry 60.3% England 30.6% 29.7 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.06 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.13 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.32 pts higher than England
School 8.53%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 6.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.02 pts higher than England
School 24.83%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 17.69%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.14 pts higher than England
School 6.94%
Kingston upon Hull, City of 1.75%
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

81.3% 11.0 pts below England
Newland School for Girls
81.3%
Kingston upon Hull, City of
101.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information