Goole Academy
Centenary Road, Goole, DN14 6AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Holt
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,750
- Pupils on roll
- 1,348
- URN
- 145929
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405504000
About this school
Goole Academy is a secondary academy in Goole. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,348 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goole 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
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 | 197 | 175 | 198 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | 47.2 | 49.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.58 +0.38 to +0.78 | +0.50 +0.29 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 44% | 53.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 66.9% | 73.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 37.1% | 28.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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 Goole 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 | 48.4 | 45 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 44.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,113 |
| 2023/24 | 1,171 |
| 2024/25 | 1,261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goole Academy compares
Goole Academy ranked 3rd of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.9 | 8.4% | 27.5% | 1,348 | — |
| Howden School | 46.2 | 6.4% | 19.6% | 699 | 3.0 miles |
| The Snaith School | 46.3 | 6.5% | 16.9% | 837 | 6.4 miles |
| Trinity Academy | 42.4 | 8% | 38.6% | 1,176 | 7.1 miles |
| The Axholme Academy | 38.4 | 10.1% | 26.5% | 518 | 7.8 miles |
| Barlby High School | 42.8 | 11.1% | 15.2% | 482 | 9.2 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)
- 27.52%
- English as an additional language
- 20.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.36%
- Persistent absence
- 26.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howden School3.0 miles
Secondary · Goole
-
The Snaith School6.4 miles
Secondary · Goole
-
Trinity Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
The Axholme Academy7.8 miles
Secondary · Crowle
-
Barlby High School9.2 miles
Secondary · Selby
Other schools in Goole
- Howden School Secondary
- The Snaith School Secondary
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Eastrington Primary School Primary
- Hook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Howden Junior School Primary
- Kellington Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Goole Academy teach?
- Goole Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Goole Academy?
- The headteacher of Goole Academy is Mrs Kirsty Holt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goole Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goole 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 Goole Academy?
- Goole Academy has 1,348 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Goole Academy full?
- Goole Academy has capacity for 1,750 pupils and 1,348 on roll (77%), 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 Goole Academy a faith school?
- No. Goole Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Goole Academy part of an academy trust?
- Goole Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Goole Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.4 in 2022/23 and 49.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goole Academy compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Goole Academy ranked 3rd of 18 secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goole Academy's absence rate?
- Goole Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goole Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goole 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.