Howden School
About the school
Howden 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
- 18 March 2025
- Published
- 5 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.2
- 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
- 45.30%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 42.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.50%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 63.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 61.70%
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 37.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.25
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- 3.99
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
678
Girls
48.08%
Boys
51.92%
SEN support
10.77%
Education, health and care plan
3.54%
English as an additional language
3.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.62%
Overall absence
6.42
Persistent absence
20.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
144
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
7%