Hornsea School and Language College
Eastgate, Hornsea, HU18 1DW
1,258 pupils · 87% of 1,449 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 10 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 184 | 179 | 215 | 183 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 202 | 201 | 229 | 202 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 206 | 205 | 249 | 205 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 217 | 236 | 266 | 217 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 199 | 198 | 247 | 199 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 207 | 202 | 232 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 169 | 167 | 185 | 168 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 190 | 183 | 207 | 187 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lift Kingswood 16.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Marvell College 16.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Winifred Holtby Academy 17.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holderness Academy 18.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Malet Lambert 18.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Beverley High School 18.5 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.