St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Boothferry Road, Hessle, HU13 9AR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hendi Longman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 118145
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482667379
About this school
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College is a community special school in Hessle. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 158 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anne's School and Sixth Form College, 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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 St Anne's School and Sixth Form College 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 | 0% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 20.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tranby0.7 miles
Independent schools · Hull
-
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit1.2 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Ganton School1.2 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
The Sullivan Centre1.2 miles
Academies · Hull
-
Bridgeview Special School1.3 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
Other schools in Hessle
Common questions
- What ages does St Anne's School and Sixth Form College teach?
- St Anne's School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Hessle.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's School and Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of St Anne's School and Sixth Form College is Miss Hendi Longman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anne's School and Sixth Form College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's School and Sixth Form College, 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 St Anne's School and Sixth Form College?
- St Anne's School and Sixth Form College has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is St Anne's School and Sixth Form College full?
- St Anne's School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 160 pupils and 158 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Anne's School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. St Anne's School and Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does St Anne's School and Sixth Form College have?
- The schools register lists St Anne's School and Sixth Form College's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Anne's School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Anne's School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- St Anne's School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's School and Sixth Form College'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.