Holderness Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Station Road
Preston
Hull
HU12 8UZ
Phone 01482899315
Reference Number 145722

General Makeup

Number of pupils 990
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.98%
Girls: 52.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 109 99 208
8 112 112 224
9 106 87 193
10 69 92 161
11 73 105 178
12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
13 6 20 26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.5%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
White & Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Indian 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-05-16
Date Report
2025-03-25 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 16 May 2025
2023-03-02 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 28 April 2023

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.5% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 27.92 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 12.5% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 44 6
Third Preference 17 2
From another Local Authority 25 14

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Preston Primary School
Station Road, Preston, Hull, HU12 8UY
0.11 miles
Hedon Nursery School
Market Hill, Hull, HU12 8JB
0.7 miles
Hedon Primary School
Ketwell Lane, Hedon, Hedon Primary School, Ketwell Lane, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU12 8BN
0.76 miles
Inmans Primary School
Inmans Road, Hedon, Hull, HU12 8NL
0.93 miles
Thorngumbald Primary School
Plumtree Road, Thorngumbald, HU12 9QQ
2.42 miles
Oldfleet Primary School
Bradford Avenue, Greatfield Estate, Hull, HU9 4NH
2.42 miles
Stockwell Academy
Dodswell Grove, Greatfield Estate, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU9 5HY
2.43 miles
Mountbatten Primary School
Wivern Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU9 4HR
2.65 miles
Paull Primary School
Main Street, Paull, Hull, HU12 8AW
2.65 miles
Burstwick Community Primary School
Main Street, Burstwick, Hull, HU12 9EA
2.69 miles
Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy
Balk Lane, Sproatley, Hull, HU11 4PR
2.78 miles
Bilton Community Primary School
School Lane, Bilton, Hull, HU11 4EG
2.89 miles
Marfleet Primary Academy
Marfleet Lane, Hull, HU9 5RJ
3.05 miles
St Richard's VC Academy
Marfleet Lane, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU9 5TE
3.13 miles
Griffin Primary School
Barham Road, Hull, HU9 4JL
3.14 miles
Thanet Primary School
Tedworth Road, Bilton Grange, Hull, HU9 4AY
3.22 miles
Wansbeck Primary School
Wenning Grove, Longhill Estate, Hull, HU8 9SR
3.4 miles
Longhill Primary School
Shannon Road, Longhill Estate, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU8 9RW
3.47 miles
Maybury Primary School
Maybury Road, Hull, HU9 3LD
3.55 miles
Woodland Primary School
Flinton Grove, Preston Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU9 5SN
3.59 miles
Name Distance
Oakfield School
Hopewell Road, Hull, HU9 4HD
2.92 miles
The Marvell College
Barham Road, Hull, HU9 4EE
2.94 miles
Liberty Academy
1 Bilton Grove, Hull, HU9 5YB
3.48 miles
Wilberforce College
Saltshouse Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU8 9HD
3.72 miles
Malet Lambert
James Reckitt Avenue, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU8 0JD
4.45 miles
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