Headlands School
Sewerby Road, Bridlington, YO16 6UR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,482
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057
- URN
- 118085
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01262676198
About this school
Headlands School is a community secondary school in Bridlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,057 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Headlands 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 184 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 40.3 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.67 to -0.24 | -0.35 -0.56 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 42.4% | 35.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 58.7% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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 Headlands 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 | 41 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.3 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 1,033 |
| 2024/25 | 1,047 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Headlands School compares
Headlands School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.6 | 10% | 36.6% | 1,057 | — |
| Bridlington School | 30.2 | 12.5% | 52.7% | 881 | 1.5 miles |
| Filey Academy | 35.7 | 13.1% | 34.7% | 461 | 8.8 miles |
| Driffield School and Sixth Form | 44 | 8.7% | 26% | 1,414 | 11.6 miles |
| George Pindar School | 33.4 | 14.2% | 39.6% | 730 | 12.9 miles |
| Martongate Primary School | — | — | — | 388 | 0.1 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)
- 36.55%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.96%
- Persistent absence
- 32.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridlington School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bridlington
-
Filey Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Filey
-
Driffield School and Sixth Form11.6 miles
Secondary · Driffield
-
George Pindar School12.9 miles
Secondary · Scarborough
-
Martongate Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bridlington
Other schools in Bridlington
- Bridlington School Secondary
- Bridlington Nursery School Nursery
- Bay Primary School Primary
- Bempton Primary School Primary
- Boynton Primary School Primary
- Burlington Infant School Primary
- Burlington Junior School Primary
- Flamborough CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Hilderthorpe Primary School Primary
- Martongate Primary School Primary
- New Pasture Lane Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Headlands School teach?
- Headlands School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bridlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Headlands School?
- The headteacher of Headlands School is Mrs Sarah Bone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Headlands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Headlands 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 Headlands School?
- Headlands School has 1,057 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Headlands School full?
- Headlands School has capacity for 1,482 pupils and 1,057 on roll (71%), 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 Headlands School a faith school?
- No. Headlands School has no designated religious character.
- Is Headlands School a selective school?
- No. Headlands School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Headlands School have?
- The schools register lists Headlands School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Headlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41 in 2022/23 and 39.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Headlands School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Headlands School ranked 16th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Headlands School's absence rate?
- Headlands School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Headlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Headlands 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.