Holderness Academy
Station Road, Preston, Hull, HU12 8UZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CONSORTIUM ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neal Holder
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Beverley and Holderness
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,390
- Pupils on roll
- 906
- URN
- 145722
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482899315
About this school
Holderness Academy is a secondary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 906 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holderness Academy, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 202 | 154 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | 42.8 | 43.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.41 to -0.02 | -0.27 -0.49 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 40.3% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 65.6% | 61.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 43.5% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 Holderness 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 | 43 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.1 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,101 |
| 2023/24 | 1,013 |
| 2024/25 | 990 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holderness Academy compares
Holderness Academy ranked 14th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% 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 | 43.1 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 906 | — |
| The Marvell College | 40.6 | 8.3% | 46.6% | 1,232 | 2.9 miles |
| Liberty Academy | 29.2 | 15.8% | 55.3% | 1,199 | 3.5 miles |
| Malet Lambert | 41.9 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,648 | 4.4 miles |
| Winifred Holtby Academy | 36.4 | 11% | 45.1% | 1,309 | 5.4 miles |
| Ron Dearing UTC | 49 | 2.9% | 15.2% | 884 | 5.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.11%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Marvell College2.9 miles
Secondary · Hull
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Liberty Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Malet Lambert4.4 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Winifred Holtby Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Hull
-
Ron Dearing UTC5.8 miles
Secondary · Hull
Other schools in Hull
Holderness Academy ranks 7th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Hull.
- 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
- Winifred Holtby Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Holderness Academy teach?
- Holderness Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hull.
- Who is the headteacher of Holderness Academy?
- The headteacher of Holderness Academy is Mr Neal Holder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holderness Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holderness 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 Holderness Academy?
- Holderness Academy has 906 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Holderness Academy full?
- Holderness Academy has capacity for 1,390 pupils and 906 on roll (65%), 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 Holderness Academy a faith school?
- No. Holderness Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Holderness Academy a selective school?
- No. Holderness Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Holderness Academy part of an academy trust?
- Holderness 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.
- What SEN provision does Holderness Academy have?
- The schools register lists Holderness Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Holderness Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43 in 2022/23 and 43.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holderness Academy compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Holderness Academy ranked 14th of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% 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 Holderness Academy's absence rate?
- Holderness Academy's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holderness Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holderness 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 10 July 2026.