Winifred Holtby Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Unique reference
139629
Address
Midmere Avenue, Leads Road, Bransholme, HU7 4PW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1334 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.6%
Persistent absence
40.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.2%
Unclassified 3%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 1.3%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.86
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.4
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.2
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.54
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award41
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award1
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award5
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award46
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award19
Health StudiesTechnical Award15
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award9
Speech & DramaTechnical Award25
TourismTechnical Award11
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Winifred Holtby Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
279
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
229
2nd preference
203
3rd preference
89
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
229
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
296
148
148
Year 8
294
138
156
Year 9
253
132
121
Year 10
249
144
105
Year 11
242
143
99
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
77.9%
85.6%
Further education
24.0%
23.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
4.0%
19.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
49.0%
34.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
5.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
6.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
9.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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