Withernsea High School

State-Funded School

withernsea-high-school-east-riding-of-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

East Riding of YorkshireLocal Authority

Beverley and HoldernessConstituency

HU19 2EQPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Withernsea High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 734 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.41

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

734

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 734
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
13 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Dec 2016	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.