Hornsea School and Language College

State-Funded School

hornsea-school-and-language-college-east-riding-of-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

East Riding of YorkshireLocal Authority

Bridlington and The WoldsConstituency

HU18 1DWPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hornsea School and Language College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,258 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 10 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.98

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,258

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,258
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Nov 2010	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.