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Hornsea School and Language College

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,258Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 118082URN

Eastgate, Hornsea, HU18 1DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.2per place
close to East Riding of Yorkshire median (1.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire

215 applications for 184 places · 14th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
43.0of 90
13th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
  2. 4 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.2applications per place, Year 7
close to East Riding of Yorkshire median (1.3) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

215 applications · 184 places offered · 179 named it first

  1. 2026 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  2. 2025 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  3. 2024 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  4. 2023 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  5. 2022 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  6. 2021 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  7. 2020 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  8. 2019 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  9. 2018 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  10. 2017 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
  11. 2016 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  12. 2015 1.1; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
  13. 2014 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
More applications per place than the East Riding of Yorkshire median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • East Riding of Yorkshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261842151.21790.97
Sep 20252022291.12011.00
Sep 20242062491.22051.00
Sep 20232172661.22361.09
Sep 20221992471.21980.99
Sep 20212072321.12020.98
Sep 20201691851.11670.99
Sep 20191902071.11830.96
Sep 20181761891.11720.98
Sep 20171721891.11680.98
Sep 20161561851.21540.99
Sep 20152082271.12081.00
Sep 20141551781.21551.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.013th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%13th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%
  • This school
  • East Riding of Yorkshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.34
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)23143.037%61%–
2024/2520744.543%64%–
2023/2420743.740%61%−0.34
2022/2319641.636%56%−0.38

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
118082 · 811/4061
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,449 pupils · 1,258 on roll
Free school meals
25.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Address
Eastgate, Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources