SchoolFacts.uk

South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College

Secondary · North Ferriby · HU14 3HS

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 March 2024

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

2,085 pupils · 111% of 1,877 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.southhunsley.org.uk/
URN
136667

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 343 families named it first for 340 Year 7 places, 1.01 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 6.227 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 3 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2024 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 19 March 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.01 first-choice applications per place

340 places offered · 343 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 6.227 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 6.227 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

Premium shows the exact distance behind every year back to 2024.

See what a pass includes →

Would you have got in? Check your postcode

One free check a month, no account needed: your postcode against this school's cutoff history. Premium adds unlimited checks, the nearby schools you would be inside, and the address check across every school at once.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

336 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
52.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
76.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
56%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
36
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school52.5
Median of its 12 closest peers53.4
East Riding of Yorkshire average44.9
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Gordano SchoolBristol · 182 miles awayGood49
Whitley Bay High SchoolWhitley Bay · 99 miles awayOutstanding54.2
South Craven SchoolKeighley · 60 miles awayGood47.5
St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolHarrogate · 44 miles awayStrong standard56.4
Lymm High SchoolLymm · 82 miles awayGood59.7
Littleover Community SchoolDerby · 70 miles awayGood52.7
Backwell SchoolBristol · 185 miles awayGood52.7
Charters SchoolAscot · 161 miles awayGood51
Calthorpe Park SchoolFleet · 170 miles awayGood54
Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · 136 miles awayOutstanding65.1
Cleeve SchoolCheltenham · 139 miles awayGood49.9
Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolTunbridge Wells · 182 miles awayOutstanding54

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 59%) · Any other White background 4% (East Riding of Yorkshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 0%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.26 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 21.30 suspensions and 0.33 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0.82% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,835; 2.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,047
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 9% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 5% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,010,000; in-year balance +£802,000

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
97%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
1%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
58%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
17%
Any sustained destination
90%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.1%62.3%
Social housing8.4%17.1%
Privately rented12.2%20.5%
Detached houses46.9%22.9%
Flats8.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43%21.1%
Households with no car or van6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013092 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,00079 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£274,000–£422,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£395,000
Semi-detached (24)£266,000
Terraced (5)£235,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools