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Winifred Holtby Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Midmere Avenue, Leads Road, Bransholme, Hull HU7 4PW · winifredholtbyacademy.co.uk · 01482 826207
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Hull, City of 40.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,309
- 97% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- 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 253 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 | 253 | 206 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 283 | 278 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 279 | 229 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 299 | 252 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 277 | 281 | 1▲ | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.4, and 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Hull, City of it was 40.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | +1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 36.1 | −12.7 |
| Further education | 30.7 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 2.9 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | +4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Winifred Holtby Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires 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 Mar 2017Requires 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 Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 46
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (30%) with SEND