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Howden School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Derwent Road, Howden, Goole DN14 7AL · howdenschool.net · 01430 430448
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.2
- average Attainment 8 score. East Riding of Yorkshire 44.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 699
- 98% of 710 places
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 133 families put the school first and 141 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 | 141 | 133 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 140 | 133 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 121 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 149 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 139 | 130 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.2, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Riding of Yorkshire it was 44.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118084)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 21.5 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 61.5 | +1.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.2 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 5.4 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.5 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Howden School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- 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, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118084), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118084)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118084)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (324 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 324
- 48% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (15%) with SEND