Winifred Holtby Academy, Hull

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. At Winifred Holtby Academy, we are proud of our culture of mutual respect."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and drama.

In 2026, pupils at Winifred Holtby Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 34.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.2 in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 47 across England.

22% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Kingston upon Hull, City of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 36.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.4: 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 30.1, against 37.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 206 families put Winifred Holtby Academy as their first choice and 495 named it as one of their preferences, for 253 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Winifred Holtby Academy are Lift Kingswood (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.1); Malet Lambert (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); Sirius Academy North (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1); and St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.8).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Winifred Holtby Academy.

Winifred Holtby Academy 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.

Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 9% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Hull Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Winifred Holtby School, 140 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Winifred Holtby Academy issued 588 suspensions, 44.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Winifred Holtby Academy are Dorchester Primary School (0.1 miles), St James' Church of England Academy (0.3 miles), St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy (0.4 miles) and Biggin Hill Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.