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Bay Primary School

Primary · Bridlington · YO16 7SZ

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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: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 September 2023

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At a glance

397 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
37.3% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
https://www.bay.horizonacademy.uk/
URN
151519

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 50 families named it first for 50 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

50 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Not recorded 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (East Riding of Yorkshire 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

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%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.9%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,710; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier59.6%62.3%
Social housing12.8%17.1%
Privately rented27.5%20.5%
Detached houses6.2%22.9%
Flats15.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012929 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£164,000663 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£128,000–£200,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (135)£225,000
Semi-detached (336)£167,000
Terraced (102)£140,000
Flat (90)£73,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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

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