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Holderness Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Station Road, Preston, Hull HU12 8UZ · holderness.academy · 01482 899315
On the mapSearch near HU12 8UZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.1
- 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
- 906
- 65% of 1,390 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 168 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 | 168 | 161 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 195 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 174 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 202 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 38.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 44.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.77 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118080)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.8 | −11.8 |
| Sixth form college | 46.8 | +12 |
| Further education | 22.1 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | −3.6 |
| Employment | 4.5 | +3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | C- (28.3) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 21 students | C- (28.1) | Below average -0.36 | |
| 27 students | Merit+ (26.9) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 19 | C (29.5) | +0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 62 | D (18.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 59 | C (30.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 95 | C- (26.4) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 70 | C (29.4) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 82 | C- (26.1) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | C- (27.2) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41.9 | −13.2 |
| Further education | 3.3 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.9 | +2.8 |
| Employment | 35.5 | +15.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Holderness Academy on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118080), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118080)
May 2015Requires 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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118080)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (487 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 487
- 49% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied
based on 161 parents (33%) with SEND