Withernsea High School, Withernsea
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a happy, safe environment where most pupils have positive relationships with staff. It offers an ambitious curriculum with good progression and provides wide enrichment opportunities. Pupils with SEND in the resource provision receive effective support, and the school excels at preparing pupils for their future through strong careers guidance.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, logically sequenced curriculum with good progression (e.g., design and technology building from simple to complex tasks)
- Effective identification of pupils with SEND needs and support through enhanced resource provision
- Strong careers education helping pupils reach suitable destinations
- Improved attendance rates through team effort across the school
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities including clubs and pupil ambassador programs
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching support for pupils with SEND, sometimes making work too easy so pupils don't develop skills as well as they should
- Pupils struggle to transfer learning to long-term memory and recall learning over time
- Weakest readers, especially those at earliest stages, not receiving timely and effective support
- Limited curriculum teaching about other faiths and cultures in Key Stage 4, with some pupils showing lack of respect for difference
- Inconsistent behaviour expectations enforcement and lack of quality assurance processes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place to protect pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
trampolining club, arts and crafts club, hairdressing club, Board for Change (pupil ambassadors), daily reading activities, active library
Withernsea High School is a secondary comprehensive serving 759 pupils aged 11-16. While many pupils are happy and safe, the school's quality of education is variable with recent outcomes below national levels in many areas.
At a Glance
39.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Not Applicable
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
77 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
35
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
58%
Available places
734 pupils
1,267 capacity
533 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Withernsea
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Withernsea
Admissions Demand - East Riding of Yorkshire
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(14)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.68443%
Overall absence
28.13738%
Persistent absence
757
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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