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Headlands School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Sewerby Road, Bridlington YO16 6UR · headlandsschool.co.uk · 01262 676198

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.6
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
1,057
71% of 1,482 places
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38.5%
First language not English
5.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 223 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 186 (Places 190)186September 2023: 200 (Places 190)200September 2024: 200 (Places 192)200September 2025: 187 (Places 187)187September 2026: 223 (Places 202)223Places 202
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262022231.1▲91%
September 2025Sept 20251871871100%
September 2024Sept 20241922001▲96%
September 2023Sept 20231902001.1▲95%
September 2022Sept 20221901861100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 35.6% 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 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02017/18: 47.2 (England 46.5)47.22018/19: 47.0 (England 46.7)47.02021/22: 45.2 (England 48.8)45.22022/23: 41.0 (England 46.3)41.02023/24: 40.3 (England 45.9)40.32024/25: 39.6 (England 46.0)39.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.646.0
▼35.6%45.4%
▼53.4%64.8%
▼5.7%40.5%
▼3.334.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form28.8−4.3
Sixth form college8.7+3.4
Further education48.4+2.8
Apprenticeship3.8−0.9
Employment1.6−0.2
Not in a lasting destination7.6−1.3
Activity not captured1.1—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.0 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 32.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 18.8 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 26.0 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 30.3 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 27.2 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 29.9 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 20.6 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
8 studentsD (20.6)Well below average -0.73
12 studentsD (21.1)Well below average -0.66
12 studentsMerit- (20.4)Well below average -0.93
35.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2434C (29.9)-0.24
2022/2338C- (27.2)—
2021/2260C (30.3)—
2018/1937C- (26)-0.22
2017/1837D (18.8)-0.50
2016/1753C+ (32.9)+0.21
2015/1670C- (27)+0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University48.9−5.2
Further education4.3−2.4
Apprenticeship10.6+2.5
Employment29.8+5.5
Not in a lasting destination6.4+2.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Headlands School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
19 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 5 September 2022).

Recommend
93%
Replies
81
8% · 5 Sept 2022
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing●82% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 88%
Supports personal development●76% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (12%) with SEND

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