Hull Trinity House Academy
Academy converter · 979 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
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Winifred Holtby Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,309of 1,350 places
- Free school meals
- 47.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 241
- Ofsted
- Good, 27 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Winifred Holtby School Technology College (URN 118061, until 1 May 2013).
What the data says
Winifred Holtby Academy has no sixth form. Of the 264 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 39% moved to a sixth form college, 25% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
13% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 39% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.4 against 46.1 across England and 40.4 in Kingston upon Hull, City of, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Winifred Holtby Academy | Kingston upon Hull, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 264 | 2,997 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 70% | 75% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 39% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 7% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 11% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Winifred Holtby Academy | Kingston upon Hull, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.4 | 40.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 37% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 55% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 7% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 | 3.52 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 37% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.5 | 33.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 40.5 | 44.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 15% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 228 | 95% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 226 | 94% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 65% |
| Mathematics | 225 | 93% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 215 | 89% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 49% |
| Geography | 131 | 54% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 34% |
| History | 79 | 33% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 51% |
| Psychology | 32 | 13% | 3% | 6% | 22% | 41% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 6% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 43% |
| Sociology | 14 | 6% | 4% | 21% | 21% | 36% |
| Spanish | 13 | 5% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| Photography | 8 | 3% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 13% |
| French | 8 | 3% | 18% | 13% | 29% | 25% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 2% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 0% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 2% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 0% |
| Citizenship Studies | 6 | 2% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 0% |
| Biology | 2 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Graphic Communication | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 66 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 46 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 40 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 36 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 32 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 16 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 16 | — | — |
| Tourism | 14 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 1 | — | — |
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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.