The Market Weighton School
Spring Road, Market Weighton, YO43 3JF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Harrison
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 852
- Pupils on roll
- 658
- URN
- 118076
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01430873450
About this school
The Market Weighton School is a community secondary school in Market Weighton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 658 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Market Weighton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 113 | 122 | 90 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 43.1 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.56 to -0.02 | 0.00 -0.26 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 38.5% | 41.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 65.6% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 23% | 27.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Market Weighton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.5 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 578 |
| 2023/24 | 624 |
| 2024/25 | 626 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Market Weighton School compares
The Market Weighton School ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 8.6% | 23.3% | 658 | — |
| Woldgate School and Sixth Form College | 46.9 | 9.3% | 15.9% | 1,167 | 6.3 miles |
| Longcroft School and Sixth Form College | 49.6 | 6.3% | 22.2% | 722 | 8.6 miles |
| Beverley Grammar School | 46.2 | 7.2% | 19.5% | 829 | 9.1 miles |
| Beverley High School | 50.1 | 8.1% | 18.4% | 821 | 9.3 miles |
| Cottingham High School | 45.2 | 9.3% | 24% | 826 | 10.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.32%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 22.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College6.3 miles
Secondary · York
-
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College8.6 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Beverley Grammar School9.1 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Beverley High School9.3 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Cottingham High School10.6 miles
Secondary · Cottingham
Other schools in Market Weighton
- Market Weighton Infant School Primary
- The Becklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Market Weighton School teach?
- The Market Weighton School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Market Weighton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Market Weighton School?
- The headteacher of The Market Weighton School is Mr Richard Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Market Weighton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Market Weighton School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Market Weighton School?
- The Market Weighton School has 658 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Market Weighton School full?
- The Market Weighton School has capacity for 852 pupils and 658 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Market Weighton School a faith school?
- No. The Market Weighton School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Market Weighton School a selective school?
- No. The Market Weighton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does The Market Weighton School have?
- The schools register lists The Market Weighton School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Market Weighton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 42.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Market Weighton School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- The Market Weighton School ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Market Weighton School's absence rate?
- The Market Weighton School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Market Weighton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Market Weighton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.