Hornsea School and Language College
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Riding of Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hornsea School and Language College is a secondary school in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 11–18 (community school). East Riding of Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hornsea School and Language College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 9 of the 16 other East Riding of Yorkshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 saw 179 first-choice applications for 184 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.5 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Riding of Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastgate, Hornsea, HU18 1DW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,258 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils attending this school benefit from warm relationships with staff, who know them well.”
- “Pupils particularly value the school’s pastoral care, which helps them to navigate challenges inside and outside the classroom.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is a real strength.”
To improve
- “However, pupils experience variability in how well teachers check understanding or address their misconceptions.”
- “This means learning does not always build as effectively as leaders intend.”
- “Pupils’ achievement at the end of key stage 4 is not consistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 179 first-preference applications, 184 offers in total, 179 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
- Holderness Academy 11.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beverley High School 11.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bridlington School 11.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Longcroft School and Sixth Form College 12.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Beverley Grammar School 12.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Driffield School and Sixth Form 12.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Headlands School 12.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cottingham High School 13.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published