Headlands School
Sewerby Road, Bridlington, YO16 6UR
1,057 pupils · 71% of 1,482 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
- 38.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 6 July 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 | 39.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 5.7% |
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 — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 223 | 260 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 187 | 187 | 217 | 187 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 192 | 200 | 242 | 192 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 200 | 238 | 190 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 190 | 186 | 239 | 188 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 159 | 155 | 194 | 155 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 167 | 165 | 202 | 166 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 175 | 171 | 210 | 171 |
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
- Bridlington School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Filey Academy 14.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Driffield School and Sixth Form 18.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Hornsea School and Language College 20.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- George Pindar School 20.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Scarborough University Technical College 24.4 km · Good (2022) · 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.