Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School
About the school
Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School is an open all-through school in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 1 May 2024
- Published
- 13 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.7
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 44.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.00%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 42.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.20%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 53.20%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 37.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.04
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.3
AAB or better
- School
- 11.40%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 53%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 1%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 67%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 69%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 64%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 70%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 56%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 13%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 77%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 100
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 102
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1856
Girls
49.73%
Boys
50.27%
SEN support
12.77%
Education, health and care plan
3.99%
English as an additional language
7.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.82%
Overall absence
7.26
Persistent absence
20.55
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
237
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
80
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
63%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
16%