Holderness Academy, Hull

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Neal Holder
Pupils:906 / 1,390 capacity
LA:East Riding of Yorkshire
Phone:01482899315
Address:Station Road, Preston, Hull, HU12 8UZ
Trust:THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Sixth Form

Inspected 2 March 2023
URN:145722
UKPRN:10067054
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Beverley and Holderness
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its March 2023 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Sixth form (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

24.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

487 responses
Would recommend75%
Child is happy80%
Well taught84%
Good progress85%
Feels safe86%
Well behaved75%
Bullying dealt with40%
Kept informed77%
Handles concerns55%
Wider development73%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

23.3

Avg class size

42

Total classes

10 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Preston Station Road (22000886)
170m · 3 min walk
Preston Mattocks Lane (22012064)
410m · 7 min walk
Hedon Preston Road (22000888)
416m · 7 min walk
Preston Weghill Road (22011885)
453m · 7 min walk
Preston Main Street (22000944)
635m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

906 pupils

1,390 capacity

484 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Hull

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,258
Projected new pupils:586

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hull

Admissions Demand - East Riding of Yorkshire

Low demand0.83x oversubscription

Places available

3,801

Applications

3,146

Got 1st preference

97.8%

Got preferred school

99.7%

Secondary admissions across East Riding of Yorkshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

2 March 2023
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormRequires Improvement
14 June 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.10592%

Overall absence

19.69849%

Persistent absence

995

Enrolments

Authorised4.71901%
Unauthorised2.38691%
Persistent (10%+)19.69849%
Severe (50%+)2.41206%

Absence trend

5.09857%
18/19
5.00452%
20/21
8.2189%
21/22
8.24935%
22/23
8.1828%
23/24
7.10592%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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