Bridlington School
Bessingby Road, Bridlington, YO16 4QU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Parker-Randall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,249
- Pupils on roll
- 881
- URN
- 118111
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01262672593
About this school
Bridlington School is a voluntary controlled secondary school in Bridlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 881 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bridlington School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 180 | 166 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 37.6 | 30.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.71 -0.92 to -0.50 | -0.96 -1.17 to -0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 28.3% | 15.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 45.2% | 27.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 19.3% | 31% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
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 Bridlington 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 | 38.4 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.2 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,009 |
| 2023/24 | 969 |
| 2024/25 | 952 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridlington School compares
Bridlington School ranked 18th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.2 | 12.5% | 52.7% | 881 | — |
| Headlands School | 39.6 | 10% | 36.6% | 1,057 | 1.5 miles |
| Filey Academy | 35.7 | 13.1% | 34.7% | 461 | 9.1 miles |
| Driffield School and Sixth Form | 44 | 8.7% | 26% | 1,414 | 10.1 miles |
| Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | — | 4.4% | 29.3% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Hilderthorpe Primary School | — | 7.1% | 52.4% | 322 | 0.6 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)
- 52.74%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.51%
- Persistent absence
- 39.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Headlands School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bridlington
-
Filey Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Filey
-
Driffield School and Sixth Form10.1 miles
Secondary · Driffield
-
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Hilderthorpe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bridlington
Other schools in Bridlington
- Headlands 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 Bridlington School teach?
- Bridlington School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bridlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridlington School?
- The headteacher of Bridlington School is Mrs Kate Parker-Randall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bridlington School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridlington 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 Bridlington School?
- Bridlington School has 881 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bridlington School full?
- Bridlington School has capacity for 1,249 pupils and 881 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 Bridlington School a faith school?
- No. Bridlington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bridlington School a selective school?
- No. Bridlington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Bridlington School have?
- The schools register lists Bridlington School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bridlington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.4 in 2022/23 and 30.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bridlington School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Bridlington School ranked 18th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridlington School's absence rate?
- Bridlington School's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridlington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridlington 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.