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Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Station Road, Preston, Hull HU12 8UZ
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,100 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of The Consortium Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Winifred Holtby Academy, Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College, Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College, Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School and Howden School.)
Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions, Environment and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Attainment.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average. Show details
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Sixth form: About average. Attainment is below average, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.
Attainment: Below average. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Below average. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is about average.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
Popular A-level subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2022
Provision for special educational needs
| Autistic spectrum disorder |
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