Goole Academy

Goole Academy has received a positive overall effectiveness rating of 'Good' in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school demonstrates strong leadership and management, with a focus on ensuring that all pupils, including disadvantaged students and those with special educational needs, are well-supported and able to succeed academically. Staff are dedicated to creating an organized and calm learning environment that promotes positive behaviour and mental well-being among pupils. Feedback from parents highlights noticeable improvements and the school's commitment to building community relationships that benefit students.

Strengths

• Leaders are ambitious and committed to pupil success.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND perform well.
• Teachers receive necessary training and support to meet pupil needs.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well-planned, and sequenced.
• Pupils exhibit good conduct and behaviour in school.
• Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils.
• The careers curriculum is well-structured and effective.
• High-quality pastoral support is in place for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to recall key knowledge needed for new learning.
• Limited access to the full PSHE curriculum for some pupils.

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 Goole Academy attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.4% 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, 14.0% of pupils at Goole Academy 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 Goole Academy had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Goole Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% 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 Goole Academy received £6,785 and spent £7,118 for each of its 1,261 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,031,000 (£817 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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 Goole · East Riding of Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Goole Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Hatfield Woodhouse Primary School Doncaster
• Crookesbroom Primary Academy Doncaster
• Ash Hill Academy Doncaster
• Melior Community Academy Scunthorpe
• Willoughby Road Primary Academy Scunthorpe
• De Lacy Academy Knottingley
• England Lane Academy Knottingley
• The Vale Primary Academy Knottingley
• Simpson's Lane Academy Knottingley
• Willow Green Academy Knottingley

What is Goole Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Goole Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Goole Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Goole Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Goole Academy have?

Goole Academy has 1,348 pupils on roll.

What age range does Goole Academy cover?

Goole Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Goole Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.7, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Goole Academy?

Goole Academy is at Centenary Road, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 6AN.