Winifred Holtby Academy
Midmere Avenue, Leads Road, Hull, HU7 4PW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Karen Farmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,309
- URN
- 139629
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482826207
About this school
Winifred Holtby Academy is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Winifred Holtby Academy, 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 | 264 | 241 | 241 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 35.4 | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.86 -1.03 to -0.68 | -1.40 -1.58 to -1.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 25.3% | 29% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 50.2% | 50.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 14.9% | 7.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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 Winifred Holtby Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.4 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,338 |
| 2023/24 | 1,334 |
| 2024/25 | 1,320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winifred Holtby Academy compares
Winifred Holtby Academy ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.4 | 11% | 45.1% | 1,309 | — |
| Lift Kingswood | 55 | 5.3% | 30.1% | 1,592 | 1.2 miles |
| Malet Lambert | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | 1.2 miles |
| Sirius Academy North | 37.8 | 10.6% | 51.3% | 1,095 | 1.9 miles |
| St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy | 54.9 | 4.5% | 21.6% | 2,485 | 1.9 miles |
| Hull Trinity House Academy | 47 | 10.8% | 45.3% | 979 | 2.2 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)
- 45.08%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.04%
- Persistent absence
- 35.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lift Kingswood1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Malet Lambert1.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Sirius Academy North1.9 miles
Secondary · Hull
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St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Hull Trinity House Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Winifred Holtby Academy ranks 13th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Hull.
- Holderness Academy Secondary
- Hull Trinity House Academy Secondary
- Kelvin Hall School Secondary
- Liberty Academy Secondary
- Lift Kingswood Secondary
- Malet Lambert Secondary
- Newland School for Girls Secondary
- Ron Dearing UTC Secondary
- Sirius Academy North Secondary
- Sirius Academy West Secondary
- St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Marvell College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Winifred Holtby Academy teach?
- Winifred Holtby Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the principal of Winifred Holtby Academy?
- The principal of Winifred Holtby Academy is Karen Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Winifred Holtby Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winifred Holtby Academy, 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 Winifred Holtby Academy?
- Winifred Holtby Academy has 1,309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Winifred Holtby Academy full?
- Winifred Holtby Academy has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,309 on roll (97%), 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 Winifred Holtby Academy a faith school?
- No. Winifred Holtby Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Winifred Holtby Academy a selective school?
- No. Winifred Holtby Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Winifred Holtby Academy part of an academy trust?
- Winifred Holtby Academy is part of THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winifred Holtby Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 36.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winifred Holtby Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- Winifred Holtby Academy ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winifred Holtby Academy's absence rate?
- Winifred Holtby Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winifred Holtby Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winifred Holtby Academy'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.