Withernsea High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 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
- 759 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 93.5%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 45.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 37 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 137 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| French | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Withernsea High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 94 67 |
| Year 8 | 145 74 71 |
| Year 9 | 159 88 71 |
| Year 10 | 126 62 64 |
| Year 11 | 168 98 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 84.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 33.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 33.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 17.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 4.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |