Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School

All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · East Riding of Yorkshire

Tranby House, Hessle, HU13 0JQ

Website 01482648604

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.7%

20.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,812

Capacity used

Has space

90%

2,005 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	35	35	● 100%
2nd preference	32	1	● 3%
3rd preference	6	2	● 33%
Total	73	38	52%

1st preference success by year

97%

2020

97%

2021

100%

2022

92%

2023

75%

2024

100%

2025

East Riding of Yorkshire lets families list 3 preferences. 10 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: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
Age range: 3–19
Gender: Mixed
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: William Nixon
Address: Tranby House, Heads Lane, Hessle, HU13 0JQ
Phone: 01482648604
Local authority: East Riding of Yorkshire
Ward / constituency: Hessle · Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 137306

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	26%	—	—
English as additional language	8%	—	—
SEN support	11%	—	—

51% boys (918)49% girls (894)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST

1,812 pupils · 2,005 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

24
01 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,698 pupils

Attendance

92.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

20.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

3.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%

20/21

26%

21/22

25%

22/23

24%

23/24

21%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

Measure	School	LA	England
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths	51%	—	—
Higher standard	3%	—	—
Reading progress	—	—	0.0
Writing progress	—	—	0.0
Maths progress	—	—	0.0

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	42.9	—	—
Progress 8 score	-0.60	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	40%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	61%	—	—
EBacc average point score	3.96	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	32.23	—	—

Average grade: C+ (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard53%

-9% vs England

Higher standard1%

-7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%

-8% vs England

Higher standard23%

-10% vs England

Average score103

-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%

-3% vs England

Greater depth6%

-7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard64%

-10% vs England

Higher standard13%

-13% vs England

Average score100

-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard56%

-17% vs England

Higher standard13%

-17% vs England

Average score102

-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%

-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	53%	61%
Higher standard	1%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	44.7	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	39%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	63.2%	65%
Entering EBacc	53.2%	40%
EBacc average point score	4.04	4.1
Pupils in cohort	231	—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils

-1.15

Other pupils

-0.41

Low prior attainers

-0.65

Middle prior attainers

-0.51

High prior attainers

-0.73

Girls

-0.44

Boys

-0.75

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	32.3	35
Average grade	C+	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	11.4%	17%
A-level students	62	—

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	228	13%	45%	68%
English Language	228	15%	52%	72%
English Literature	225	16%	53%	76%
Combined Science	204	4%	35%	62%
History	127	13%	41%	60%
Spanish	122	5%	38%	61%
Geography	93	17%	35%	56%
Art and Design	62	45%	71%	79%
Social Studies	49	16%	51%	65%
Physical Education	47	11%	45%	62%
Business	43	12%	40%	67%
Design & Technology	30	30%	57%	77%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Mathematics	15	7%	33%	73%
English Literature	15	7%	7%	13%
Biology	12	0%	33%	58%
Geography	11	0%	0%	18%
English Language	10	0%	10%	40%
Physics	8	13%	13%	13%
Sociology	8	13%	13%	13%
History	7	0%	14%	43%
Spanish	6	0%	0%	17%
Chemistry	6	0%	50%	100%
Classical Civilisation	6	0%	0%	67%
Computer Science	5	0%	0%	0%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 13446: Hessle High School

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	≤5
Offers	0
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)	58%	—	—
Apprenticeships	8%	—	—
Any education or training	58%	—	—

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
Reception (primary)	15 January	16 April (or next working 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.