Howden School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 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
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 146129
- Address
- Derwent Road, Howden, DN14 7AL
- Website
- https://www.howdenschool.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 678 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 94.5%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 1.9%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.23
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Howden School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 122 59 63 |
| Year 8 | 160 88 72 |
| Year 9 | 137 68 69 |
| Year 10 | 131 60 71 |
| Year 11 | 128 77 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 34.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 24.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 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 | 8.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 3.0% |