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Withernsea High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Hull Road, Withernsea HU19 2EQ · withernseahigh.org.uk · 01964 613133
On the mapSearch near HU19 2EQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. East Riding of Yorkshire 44.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 734
- 57% of 1,286 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 133 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 133 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 137 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 156 | 160 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 153 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 125 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 24.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 44.9, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (25.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | −2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 37.1 | −10.6 |
| Further education | 36.5 | +13.8 |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | 0 |
| Employment | 4.8 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 students | C- (25.4) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 25 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.49 | |
| 13 students | Merit (25.6) | Well below average -0.59 | |
| 8 students | Dist*- (42.8) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 36 | D+ (23.8) | -0.42 |
| 2016/17 | 35 | C- (25.8) | -0.57 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | D (21.5) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | +4 |
| Other education | 5 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +1 |
| Employment | 30 | +12 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −19 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Withernsea High School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 77
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (42%) with SEND