Newland School for Girls

Newland School for Girls is performing well overall, with pupils showing strong progress in their learning and positive attitudes towards education. The school has created a safe and inclusive environment, with effective safeguarding protocols in place. Notably, disadvantaged pupils are achieving above national averages, highlighting the school's strengths in supporting vulnerable learners. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the provision for a small minority of pupils who require more targeted support to catch up academically, as well as some inconsistencies in teaching methodologies across certain subjects.

Strengths

• Strong progress in pupil learning across the curriculum
• High-quality work and pride taken by pupils in their achievements
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils who are achieving above national averages
• Calm and respectful learning environment fostering positive relationships
• Inclusive practices that support a diverse range of backgrounds
• High standards of safeguarding resulting in a safe school culture

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils who performed well in primary school are not achieving to their potential.
• Minority of curriculum subjects lack precise adaptation in teaching.
• Targets for pupils with special educational needs are not closely matched to their needs.
• A small number of pupils take too long to catch up in foundational skills.

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 Newland School for Girls attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.8% 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, 9.1% of pupils at Newland School for Girls were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Newland School for Girls had 14.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.7% 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, 22.8% of pupils at Newland School for Girls were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.0% 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 Newland School for Girls received £8,974 and spent £8,285 for each of its 676 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £987,000 (£1,461 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, income was £8,330 and spending £7,876 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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All schools in Hull · Kingston upon Hull, City of local authority: places and applications

Newland School for Girls is part of Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Sidmouth Primary School Hull
• Kelvin Hall School Hull
• Stepney Primary School Hull
• Priory Primary School Hull
• St George's Primary School Hull
• The Boulevard Academy Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Chiltern Primary School Hull
• Ings Primary School Hull
• Oldfleet Primary School Hull

What is Newland School for Girls's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newland School for Girls is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Newland School for Girls last inspected by Ofsted?

Newland School for Girls was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Newland School for Girls have?

Newland School for Girls has 610 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newland School for Girls cover?

Newland School for Girls for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Newland School for Girls's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.0, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Newland School for Girls?

Newland School for Girls is at Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RU.