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Goole Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Centenary Road, Goole DN14 6AN · gooleacademy.org.uk · 01405 504000
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.9
- 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
- 1,348
- 77% of 1,750 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 259 families put the school first and 259 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 | 259 | 259 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 279 | 285 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 258 | 259 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 257 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 234 | 1▲ | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.9, and 53.5% 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 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E (11.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.23 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137316)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 16.6 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 61.7 | +11.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2016/17 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 4 | — | -0.01 |
| All academic | 4 | — | -0.01 |
| Applied general | 25 | — | -0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 17 | E (11.5) | -0.57 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137316)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 10 | −8 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | −4 |
| Employment | 48 | +6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | −7 |
| Activity not captured | 24 | +21 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137316)
Ofsted
Goole Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- 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, Nov 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137316), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Requires 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 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137316)
Dec 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137316)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 89
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (15%) with SEND