Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School

About Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School

Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School is an all-through school in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 1,856 pupils aged 3 to 19 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 44.7, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.