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The Market Weighton School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Spring Road, Market Weighton YO43 3JF · themarketweightonschool.co.uk · 01430 873450
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.6
- average Attainment 8 score. East Riding of Yorkshire 44.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 658
- 88% of 750 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 138 families put the school first and 126 places were offered; 90% 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 | 126 | 138 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 103 | 102 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 114 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 91 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.6, and 41.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 44.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 21.3 | −8.2 |
| Further education | 53.3 | −4.4 |
| Other education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11.5 | +6.4 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Market Weighton School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 99
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (37%) with SEND