Bridlington School
Secondary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · East Riding of Yorkshire
Bessingby Road, Bridlington, YO16 4QU
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.5%
39.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
881
Capacity used
Has space71%
1,249 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
193
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 193 | 149 | 77% |
1st preference success by year
East Riding of Yorkshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Parker-Randall
- Address
- Bessingby Road, Bridlington, YO16 4QU
- Phone
- 01262672593
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bridlington South · Bridlington and The Wolds
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 118111
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
881 pupils · 1,249 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 957 pupils
Attendance
87.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
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 | 37.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.96 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.64 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 15.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 27.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
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 | 26.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 28 | — |
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 | 157 | 6% | 19% | 31% | |
| English Language | 156 | 6% | 26% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 6% | 27% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 128 | 0% | 11% | 16% | |
| Art and Design | 102 | 10% | 48% | 62% | |
| Geography | 84 | 4% | 14% | 27% | |
| History | 61 | 16% | 30% | 39% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 4% | 15% | 15% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 26 | 4% | 19% | 35% | |
| French | 24 | 13% | 29% | 42% | |
| Biology | 20 | 10% | 50% | 65% | |
| Physics | 20 | 20% | 65% | 70% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Textiles | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3D Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13397: Bridlington School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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.