Beverley Grammar School
Queensgate, Beverley, HU17 8NF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BEVERLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Gavin Chappell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 920
- Pupils on roll
- 829
- URN
- 136995
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482881531
About this school
Beverley Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Beverley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 829 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beverley Grammar 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 143 | 139 | 138 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 50.3 | 46.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.09 to +0.37 | +0.13 -0.11 to +0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 53.2% | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 78.4% | 69.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 23% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
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 Beverley Grammar 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 | 51.7 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 861 |
| 2023/24 | 826 |
| 2024/25 | 802 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beverley Grammar School compares
Beverley Grammar School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.2 | 7.2% | 19.5% | 829 | — |
| Beverley High School | 50.1 | 8.1% | 18.4% | 821 | 1.0 miles |
| Longcroft School and Sixth Form College | 49.6 | 6.3% | 22.2% | 722 | 1.2 miles |
| Cottingham High School | 45.2 | 9.3% | 24% | 826 | 3.1 miles |
| Sirius Academy North | 37.8 | 10.6% | 51.3% | 1,095 | 4.6 miles |
| Newland School for Girls | 44.2 | 8.5% | 43.6% | 610 | 5.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 29 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.5%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.17%
- Persistent absence
- 19.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beverley High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College1.2 miles
Secondary · Beverley
-
Cottingham High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Cottingham
-
Sirius Academy North4.6 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Newland School for Girls5.1 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Beverley
- Beverley High School Secondary
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Beverley Manor Nursery School Nursery
- Beverley Minster CE Primary School Primary
- Beverley St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keldmarsh Primary School Primary
- Leconfield Primary School Primary
- Leven Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Molescroft Primary School Primary
- St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Beverley Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beverley Grammar School teach?
- Beverley Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beverley.
- Who is the headteacher of Beverley Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Beverley Grammar School is Gavin Chappell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beverley Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beverley Grammar 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 Beverley Grammar School?
- Beverley Grammar School has 829 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Beverley Grammar School full?
- Beverley Grammar School has capacity for 920 pupils and 829 on roll (90%), 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 Beverley Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Beverley Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beverley Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Beverley Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Beverley Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Beverley Grammar School is part of BEVERLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beverley Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 46.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beverley Grammar School compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Beverley Grammar School ranked 8th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beverley Grammar School's absence rate?
- Beverley Grammar School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beverley Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beverley Grammar 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 1 July 2026.