Headlands School
About the school
Headlands School is an open secondary 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
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 6 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.6
- 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
- 35.60%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 42.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.40%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 5.70%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 37.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.33
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 20.61
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1047
Girls
49.19%
Boys
50.81%
SEN support
12.70%
Education, health and care plan
6.21%
English as an additional language
5.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.55%
Overall absence
9.96
Persistent absence
32.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
160
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
8%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
57
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
51%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
26%