Bridlington School, Bridlington

In 2026, pupils at Bridlington School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 30.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.96: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.2, against 43.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 139 families put Bridlington School as their first choice and 190 named it as one of their preferences, for 157 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 49 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 186 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 55 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bridlington School has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bridlington Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bridlington Bessingby Rd, 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bridlington School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 335 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Riding of Yorkshire (31), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bridlington School issued 449 suspensions, 47.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 16 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bridlington School are Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles), Hilderthorpe Primary School (0.6 miles), Quay Academy (0.6 miles) and New Pasture Lane Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.