Hornsea School and Language College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 3 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Unique reference
118082
Address
Eastgate, HU18 1DW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1257 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.7%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 50%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.4
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.98
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
MultimediaTechnical Award15
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award12
Ancient HistoryGCSE13
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE29
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE54
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE11
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hornsea School and Language College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
201
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
201
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
220
105
115
Year 8
238
123
115
Year 9
221
101
120
Year 10
236
115
121
Year 11
208
103
105
Year 12
71
27
44
Year 13
63
34
29
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
83.0%
85.5%
Further education
34.0%
34.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
33.0%
24.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
11.0%
22.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
6.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
1.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
51.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
12.0%
12.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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