Howden School, Goole

In its own words: "As part of The Consortium Academy Trust , we are ambitious about the future - creating learning environments and excellence in teaching and learning that provide our children and young people with the best chance at a successful future. Our work is underpinned by our core values of aspiration, courtesy and excellence."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, drama, choir, Duke of Edinburgh and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at Howden School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.1 in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in East Riding of Yorkshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.52: 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 35.7, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 133 families put Howden School as their first choice and 177 named it as one of their preferences, for 141 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Howden School is one of 9 schools run by The Consortium Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.6 in 2024/25.

324 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Howden School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

Of the 130 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 62% to a further education college, 9% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Howden School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Howden Rail Stn, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howden School, 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Howden School issued 191 suspensions, 28.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Howden School are Howden Junior School (0.1 miles) and Howden Church of England Infant School (0.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.