Secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
East Riding of Yorkshire has 18 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,428 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 24% in a school sixth form, 23% at a sixth form college, 34% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 6% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 37% of students in East Riding of Yorkshire went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.9 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: East Riding of Yorkshire against England
| Measure | East Riding of Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,428 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (18)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 829 | 89% | 30% | 24% | 6% | 70% | 46.2 | 49% |
| Beverley High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 821 | 90% | 36% | 18% | 2% | 67% | 50.1 | 50% |
| Bridlington SchoolVoluntary controlled school · sixth form | 881 | 82% | 23% | 54% | 3% | 50% | 30.2 | 15% |
| Cottingham High SchoolAcademy converter | 826 | 81% | 24% | 26% | 6% | 56% | 45.2 | 42% |
| Driffield School and Sixth FormAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,414 | 86% | 43% | 36% | 4% | 53% | 44.0 | 35% |
| Goole AcademyAcademy converter | 1,348 | 72% | 0% | 47% | 8% | — | 49.9 | 54% |
| Headlands SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,057 | 83% | 11% | 51% | 3% | 51% | 39.6 | 36% |
| Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,812 | 81% | 32% | 31% | 7% | 63% | 44.7 | 39% |
| Holderness AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 906 | 79% | 19% | 25% | 11% | 43% | 43.1 | 38% |
| Hornsea School and Language CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,258 | 80% | 33% | 34% | 5% | 48% | 44.5 | 43% |
| Howden SchoolAcademy converter | 699 | 88% | 4% | 49% | 3% | — | 46.2 | 45% |
| Longcroft School and Sixth Form CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 722 | 85% | 21% | 36% | 4% | 52% | 49.6 | 55% |
| South Hunsley School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,085 | 89% | 52% | 19% | 6% | 58% | 52.5 | 56% |
| The Market Weighton SchoolCommunity school | 658 | 76% | 1% | 46% | 8% | — | 42.6 | 41% |
| The Snaith SchoolAcademy converter | 837 | 88% | 1% | 51% | 6% | — | 46.3 | 41% |
| Withernsea High SchoolCommunity school | 734 | 82% | 3% | 30% | 6% | — | 38.9 | 24% |
| Woldgate School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,167 | 89% | 45% | 42% | 6% | 64% | 46.9 | 46% |
| Wolfreton School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,381 | 81% | 16% | 28% | 11% | 65% | 47.6 | 52% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Joint Sixthcollege · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bishop Burton Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | — | — |
| Pocklington Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 641 | — | — | — | — | — | 34.7 | 0% |
| Tranbyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.1 | 0% |
| Kings Mill Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 137 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Riverside Special Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 145 | 93% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |
| St Anne's School and Sixth Form Collegespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 158 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |