Winifred Holtby Academy

Winifred Holtby Academy has shown a notable improvement since its last inspection, advancing from requires improvement to a good overall rating. The school prioritizes the well-being and education of its students, fostering strong relationships between staff and pupils. High expectations and a supportive environment contribute significantly to positive pupil experiences, while a broad and well-considered curriculum enables students to achieve well across various subjects. However, challenges remain, particularly concerning attendance, especially among pupils with special educational needs and those receiving pupil premium funding.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations for pupil behavior and achievement
• Broad and well-structured curriculum that meets pupils' needs
• Effective support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Varied enrichment opportunities for personal development
• Clear and consistent approach to assessment

Areas for Improvement

• Low attendance rates, particularly for SEND and pupil premium pupils
• Lack of precise oversight in some areas, such as alternative provision

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 Winifred Holtby Academy attended 89.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.3% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Winifred Holtby Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 pupils were 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 Winifred Holtby Academy had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.9% 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, 20.3% of pupils at Winifred Holtby Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.1% 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 Winifred Holtby Academy received £9,517 and spent £10,074 for each of its 1,329 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,679,000 (£1,263 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Consortium Academy Trust, income was £7,965 and spending £8,016 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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Winifred Holtby Academy is part of The Consortium Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Oakfield School Hull
• Croxby Primary School Hull
• Cottingham High School Cottingham
• Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College Hull
• Holderness Academy Hull
• Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School Hessle
• Keyingham Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Howden School Goole

What is Winifred Holtby Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winifred Holtby Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Winifred Holtby Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Winifred Holtby Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Winifred Holtby Academy have?

Winifred Holtby Academy has 1,309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winifred Holtby Academy cover?

Winifred Holtby Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Winifred Holtby Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 34.2, and 22% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Winifred Holtby Academy?

Winifred Holtby Academy is at Midmere Avenue, Leads Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4PW.