South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College is rated as good overall, with notable strengths in personal development and sixth-form provision, both of which are considered outstanding. The school has a well-developed curriculum that enables pupils to excel and achieve beyond expectations. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in providing tailored support for pupils with specific needs, such as those who struggle with reading. The school has a positive culture and places a high value on the well-being of both students and staff.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a broad range of academic and vocational courses.
• Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and provide high-quality lessons.
• Students in the sixth form support younger pupils and engage with the community.
• The school has an exemplary personal development program.
• Pupils have numerous leadership opportunities.
• Leaders prioritize staff well-being and support professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with specific needs do not receive precise support, especially weaker readers.
• A small number of pupils do not display positive attitudes and behavior.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.7% of pupils at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.0% of pupils at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College received £7,559 and spent £7,585 for each of its 2,108 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,371,000 (£1,125 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Education Alliance, income was £7,594 and spending £7,673 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College is part of The Education Alliance, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Hunsley Primary Brough
• North Cave Church of England Primary School Brough
• Beverley Minster CE Primary School Beverley
• Malet Lambert Hull
• Howden Junior School Goole
• Howden Church of England Infant School Howden
• Driffield School and Sixth Form Driffield
• The Snaith School Goole
• Wilberfoss Church of England Primary School York
• Naburn Church of England Primary School York

What is South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College last inspected by Ofsted?

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College have?

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College has 2,085 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College cover?

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.1, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College?

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College is at East Dale Road, Melton, North Ferriby, HU14 3HS.