Beverley High School
Secondary · Community school · Girls · East Riding of Yorkshire
Norwood, Beverley, HU17 9EX
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/11/2021
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
821
Capacity used
Has space86%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
146 of 148 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
212
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 148 | 146 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 212 | 149 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
East Riding of Yorkshire lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- S Japp
- Address
- Norwood, Beverley, HU17 9EX
- Phone
- 01482881658
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- St Mary's · Beverley and Holderness
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118072
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
821 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
16 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 759 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.44 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.19 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 48 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 16% | 55% | 80% | |
| English Language | 145 | 23% | 52% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 138 | 22% | 64% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 127 | 21% | 47% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 6% | 43% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 37% | 79% | 95% | |
| History | 79 | 39% | 67% | 80% | |
| German | 70 | 17% | 49% | 67% | |
| French | 51 | 24% | 55% | 67% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 43 | 23% | 63% | 74% | |
| Geography | 33 | 33% | 67% | 85% | |
| Physics | 25 | 60% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 5% | 26% | |
| Biology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 53% | |
| History | 14 | 7% | 21% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 14% | 50% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 42% | 50% | 83% | |
| Physics | 9 | 22% | 56% | 56% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Photography | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 25% | 38% | 38% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Riding of Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.