Bridlington School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 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
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Unique reference
118111
Address
Bessingby Road, YO16 4QU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
952 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.6%
Persistent absence
36.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.3%
Other White 9.8%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 31%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 15%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 30.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.58
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE28
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE32
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE20
ChemistryGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE156
English LiteratureGCSE151
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE26
FrenchGCSE24
GeographyGCSE84
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bridlington School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
149
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
149
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
149
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
196
102
94
Year 8
173
101
72
Year 9
188
107
81
Year 10
161
80
81
Year 11
158
84
74
Year 12
40
16
24
Year 13
36
19
17
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
83.0%
85.5%
Further education
54.0%
34.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
23.0%
24.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
4.0%
22.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
6.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
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
18.0%
12.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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