Quay Academy
Oxford Street, Bridlington, YO16 4LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Caroline Broadhead
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 140551
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01262673219
About this school
Quay Academy is a primary academy in Bridlington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Quay 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 74% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Quay 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quay Academy compares
Quay Academy ranked 15th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6.5% | 56.1% | 295 | — |
| Bay Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 35% | 4.4% | 29.3% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| Burlington Junior School | 49% | 6.5% | 51.7% | 282 | 0.8 miles |
| Burlington Infant School | — | 6.3% | 34.9% | 118 | 0.8 miles |
| Hilderthorpe Primary School | 57% | 7.1% | 52.4% | 322 | 0.8 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
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 8 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.09%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 15.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bay Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Burlington Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Burlington Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Hilderthorpe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridlington
Other schools in Bridlington
Quay Academy ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bridlington.
- 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
- Bridlington Nursery School Nursery
- Bridlington School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Quay Academy teach?
- Quay Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridlington.
- Who is the principal of Quay Academy?
- The principal of Quay Academy is Mrs Caroline Broadhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Quay Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quay 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 Quay Academy?
- Quay Academy has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Quay Academy full?
- Quay Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 295 on roll (70%), 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 Quay Academy a faith school?
- No. Quay Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Quay Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Quay Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Quay Academy part of an academy trust?
- Quay Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Quay Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Quay Academy compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Quay Academy ranked 15th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Quay Academy's absence rate?
- Quay Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Quay Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quay 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.