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Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Academy
Tranby House, Heads Lane, Hessle HU13 0JQ · thehessleacademy.co.uk · 01482 648604
On the mapSearch near HU13 0JQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. East Riding of Yorkshire 44.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,812
- 90% of 2,005 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 206 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 83% 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 | 173 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 180 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 238 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 256 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 189 | 208 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 39% 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, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 57%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.3 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.04 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.2 | −7.5 |
| Sixth form college | 11.7 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 34.6 | +7.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2.1 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +4.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 students | C+ (32.3) | Average +0.10 | |
| 62 students | C+ (32.4) | Average +0.10 | |
| 39 students | Merit+ (28.2) | Above average +0.39 | |
| 10 students | Merit+ (26.8) | Average -0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | C+ (32.2) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 60 | C (30.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 41 | B- (37.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 100 | C (28.5) | -0.33 |
| 2017/18 | 67 | C+ (32.2) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 80 | C+ (33.6) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 90 | C+ (34.7) | +0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.1 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.1 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 25.8 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 158
- 9% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on 27 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (17%) with SEND