South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Riding of Yorkshire
East Dale Road, North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/03/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
17.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,085
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,877 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
335 of 337 families who put it first got an offer
339
Places offered
485
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 337 | 335 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 4 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 485 | 339 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
East Riding of Yorkshire lets families list 3 preferences. 33 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michaela Blackledge
- Address
- East Dale Road, Melton, North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
- Phone
- 01482631208
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- South Hunsley · Goole and Pocklington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136667
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE
2,085 pupils · 1,877 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,749 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
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 | 51.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.74 | — | — |
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 | 52.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 336 | — |
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 | 36.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 172 | — |
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 | 336 | 28% | 61% | 82% | |
| English Language | 336 | 26% | 67% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 332 | 23% | 64% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 249 | 8% | 47% | 70% | |
| Geography | 206 | 20% | 55% | 71% | |
| Business | 142 | 24% | 56% | 71% | |
| History | 124 | 26% | 44% | 56% | |
| Biology | 85 | 48% | 79% | 91% | |
| Physics | 85 | 45% | 82% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 85 | 44% | 78% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 81 | 35% | 65% | 89% | |
| Physical Education | 72 | 24% | 53% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 55 | 7% | 24% | 51% | |
| Mathematics | 46 | 28% | 57% | 72% | |
| Economics | 31 | 10% | 26% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 0% | 19% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 4% | 17% | 52% | |
| Biology | 19 | 11% | 32% | 53% | |
| History | 19 | 0% | 26% | 42% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 11% | 37% | 53% | |
| Physics | 18 | 28% | 39% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 12% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% | 19% | 50% | |
| Geography | 14 | 7% | 29% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13542: South Hunsley School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| 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.