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South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formEast Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · North Ferriby HU14 3HSTrust: The Education AllianceSchool website
Pupils on roll
2,085of 1,877 places
Free school meals
11.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
336
Ofsted
Good, 19 March 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: South Hunsley School (URN 118077, until 1 April 2011).

What the data says

Of the 343 pupils who finished Year 11 at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College in 2023, 52% stayed on in South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College’s own sixth form (East Riding of Yorkshire average 24%), 19% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 197 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 58% went to university (East Riding of Yorkshire 37%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.5 against 46.1 across England and 44.9 in East Riding of Yorkshire, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in East Riding of Yorkshire and England.

This school
East Riding of Yorkshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolEast Riding of YorkshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort3433,428607,348
Any sustained destination97%94%92%
Stayed in education89%84%86%
— school sixth form52%24%34%
— sixth form college16%23%13%
— further education college19%34%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship6%6%3%
Employment1%4%3%
No sustained destination3%5%6%
Destination unknown1%1%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
East Riding of Yorkshire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolEast Riding of YorkshireEngland
Students in the cohort1971,997541,441
Any sustained destination90%82%79%
University (higher education)58%37%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students22%13%19%
Further education1%4%5%
Apprenticeship12%10%7%
Employment17%29%28%
No sustained destination6%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolEast Riding of YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)52.544.946.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%64%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects55%38%41%
EBacc average point score4.773.994.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort11%24%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils37.133.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils54.448.550.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language4%5%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics336100%88%28%22%82%
English Language336100%89%26%20%82%
English Literature33299%86%23%21%81%
Combined Science24974%65%8%9%70%
Geography20661%41%20%25%71%
Business Studies14242%18%24%20%71%
History12437%41%26%26%56%
Biology8525%23%48%45%91%
Physics8525%23%45%46%93%
Chemistry8525%23%44%47%88%
Spanish8124%19%35%27%89%
Physical Education7221%11%24%24%74%
French6118%18%36%29%84%
Religious Studies6118%31%43%32%82%
Food Preparation and Nutrition6018%8%23%21%80%
German5416%5%46%33%94%
Media Studies4413%4%20%20%73%
Computer Science3912%13%38%30%85%
Art and Design3611%7%11%24%64%
Design and Technology3310%11%21%23%67%
Drama299%7%34%27%79%
Photography206%6%5%19%75%
Textiles113%2%27%27%100%
Music103%5%30%33%70%
Astronomy21%0%29%
Modern Greek21%0%33%
Polish10%1%84%
Urdu10%1%42%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Engineering Studies4124%
Childcare Skills3621%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2515%
Sports Studies1710%
Dance: General169%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolEast Riding of YorkshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study410
— of whom A level students172677261,341
Average A level gradeB-C+B-
Average points per A level entry36.0132.6335.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects18%16%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business Studies5532%13%
Mathematics4627%31%
Economics3118%13%
Psychology2515%23%
English Literature2213%11%
History1911%13%
Biology1911%20%
Computer Science1911%5%
Physics1810%12%
Sociology1710%13%
Chemistry169%17%
Geography148%10%
Product Design138%2%
English Language127%4%
Physical Education106%3%
Spanish95%2%
Politics85%6%
Drama74%2%
Film Studies74%2%
French74%1%
German74%0%
Religious Studies74%4%
Further Mathematics63%5%
Art and Design1%
Media Studies4%
Russian0%
Photography3%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 34426%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*3118%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3169%
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 3106%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 395%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)95%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)74%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 374%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*63%
Business StudiesGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Computer ScienceGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Business StudiesGCE AS level (All)
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
Computer ScienceGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire

Beverley High School

Community school · sixth form · 821 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.1

Bridlington School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 881 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 30.2

Goole Academy

Academy converter · 1,348 pupils

72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.