Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Good |
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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 entry190 applications · 157 places offered · 139 named it first
- 2026 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2025 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2024 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2023 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2022 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2021 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2020 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2019 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2017 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.3
- 2016 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2015 1.2; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 2014 1.3; East Riding of Yorkshire median median 1.4
- 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 157 | 190 | 1.2 | 139 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 149 | 193 | 1.3 | 149 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 175 | 219 | 1.3 | 164 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 159 | 188 | 1.2 | 143 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 186 | 230 | 1.2 | 188 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 | 186 | 223 | 1.2 | 192 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 178 | 212 | 1.2 | 177 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 200 | 241 | 1.2 | 200 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 202 | 239 | 1.2 | 206 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 225 | 1.3 | 174 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 186 | 221 | 1.2 | 185 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 199 | 242 | 1.2 | 198 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 158 | 199 | 1.3 | 155 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 154 | 37.0 | 29% | 46% | – |
| 2024/25 | 158 | 30.2 | 15% | 28% | – |
| 2023/24 | 166 | 37.6 | 28% | 45% | −0.96 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 38.4 | 21% | 48% | −0.71 |
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
- Bridlington SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood20231.2applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · East Riding of Yorkshire20261.3applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 14.6 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 16.4 km · East Riding of YorkshireStandards maintained20251.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 19.2 km · East Riding of Yorkshire20261.2applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 20.8 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 32.1Attainment 8
- 24.6 km · North YorkshireGood202249.6Attainment 8
- 25.2 km · North YorkshireRemains Good20232.8applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 26.3 km · North Yorkshire20261.7applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 118111 · 811/4500
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,249 pupils · 881 on roll
- Free school meals
- 53.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Address
- Bessingby Road, Bridlington, YO16 4QU
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources