Withernsea High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 118075
- Address
- Hull Road, HU19 2EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 731 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 94.5%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other White 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 122 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 120 |
| French | GCSE | 37 |
| Geography | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Withernsea High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 92 70 |
| Year 8 | 156 92 64 |
| Year 9 | 144 76 68 |
| Year 10 | 146 81 65 |
| Year 11 | 123 59 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 34.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 24.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 22.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 3.0% |