Howden School, Goole

Requires Improvement
Secondary
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Mixed
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lisa Tester
Pupils:699 / 710 capacity
LA:East Riding of Yorkshire
Phone:01430430448
Address:Derwent Road, Howden, Goole, DN14 7AL
Trust:THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 18 March 2025View full report
URN:146129
UKPRN:10080878
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Goole and Pocklington
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

20.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

324 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy91%
Well taught92%
Good progress91%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved87%
Bullying dealt with21%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns59%
Wider development84%

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

Class Sizes

24.0

Avg class size

26

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Howden School (22011797)
129m · 2 min walk
Howden Flatgate (22000728)
172m · 3 min walk
Howden Hull Road (22000727)
262m · 4 min walk
Howden Bridgegate (22000729)
304m · 5 min walk
Howden War Memorial (22011760)
491m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

699 pupils

710 capacity

11 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Goole

Low pressure
New homes approved:583
Projected new pupils:105

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Goole

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(3)

18 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
21 February 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
24 February 2016
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.41794%

Overall absence

20.78103%

Persistent absence

717

Enrolments

Authorised4.45617%
Unauthorised1.96177%
Persistent (10%+)20.78103%
Severe (50%+)1.53417%

Absence trend

5.26376%
18/19
5.25367%
20/21
9.09687%
21/22
7.3497%
22/23
8.04285%
23/24
6.41794%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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