South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
136667
Address
East Dale Road, Melton, HU14 3HS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2106 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
5.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.3%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.2%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.3%
Other 1.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 55%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 56%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.77
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award25
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award16
Art & DesignGCSE36
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
AstronomyGCSE2
BiologyGCSE85
Business Studies:SingleGCSE142
ChemistryGCSE85
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE39
Design & TechnologyGCSE33
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
339
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
337
2nd preference
89
3rd preference
58
From another Local Authority
33
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
335
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
6
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 classes24.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
344
188
156
Year 8
352
178
174
Year 9
351
183
168
Year 10
315
152
163
Year 11
336
164
172
Year 12
212
115
97
Year 13
196
99
97
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
83.0%
85.5%
Further education
19.0%
34.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
52.0%
24.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
16.0%
22.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
4.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
6.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
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
74.0%
51.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
22.0%
12.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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