Headlands SchoolBridlington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bridlington.
Summary of the comparison
Headlands School and Bridlington School are secondary schools in Bridlington.
Headlands School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bridlington School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Headlands School is ahead on our composite score.
Headlands School was judged the expected standard and Bridlington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.5 for Headlands School and 30.2 for Bridlington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Headlands School (45.2 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bridlington School (38.4 in 2021-22, 30.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BridlingtonHeadlands School | BridlingtonBridlington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire Stronger figure | 18th of 18 in East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,047 | 952 | |
| Capacity | 1,482 | 1,249 | |
| Location | Bridlington, YO16 6UR | Bridlington, YO16 4QU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 Stronger figure | 30.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35.6% Stronger figure | 15.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.4% Stronger figure | 27.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 5.7% | 31.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 Stronger figure | 2.58 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 174 | 158 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 8 | 28 | |
| A-level average points | 20.6 | 26.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 26.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,047 | 952 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.5% | 52.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.3% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.2% | 7.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 12.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.8% Stronger figure | 39.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Headlands School
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