Hornsea Community Primary School
81%
Capacity
475
Pupils
1.0x
Demand
About Hornsea Community Primary School
Hornsea Community Primary School is a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11, and it is a popular choice locally. With 475 pupils on roll against a capacity of 589, the school is not full, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 53 total applications for 51 places and making offers to all 51 first-preference applicants. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who live close enough to secure a place. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 22.1%, which is above the national average for primary schools and indicates a catchment serving a mix of backgrounds. The school is non-religious, with no nursery provision or sixth form, and is led jointly by headteachers A Whitehead and Mrs C Foster.
Academically, Hornsea Community Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections in 2013 and 2023. In the 2023 inspection, every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was rated Good. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 61%. The school ranks 69th out of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire on this metric, placing it in the bottom half locally and around the 66th percentile nationally. Average scores in reading and maths were both 104, and while 78% met the expected standard in writing, only 12% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.
The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, netball, cricket, tennis, swimming, gymnastics and cross country, while clubs include chess, coding, gardening, film club, book club and science club. SEND support is broad, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. This makes the school a strong option for families seeking an inclusive mainstream setting with dedicated support. The oversubscription ratio is modest at 1.04, so while it is popular, families living within the catchment area have a realistic chance of securing a place.
Key Details
| School Type | Primary (State) |
| Age Range | 4 to 11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Newbegin, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU18 1PB |
| Headteacher | A Whitehead and Mrs C Foster |
| Local Authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Number of Pupils | 475 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 22.1% |
| School Capacity | 475 / 589 (81% full) |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
25 Apr 2023Overall Effectiveness
Good
Additional Provisions
Source: Ofsted, 19 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on KS2 Reading, Writing & Maths (56%)
9046th of 13,686
Nationally
965th of 1,506
In Yorkshire and the Humber
69th of 106
In East Riding of Yorkshire
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE KS2 Reading, Writing & Maths data
KS2 SATs Results
2023/24Reading, Writing & Maths Combined
56%
Expected Standard
12%
Higher Standard
'22/23
57%
'23/24
56%
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. National expected standard benchmark is around 65%.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
13Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed51
53
Balanced
Applications roughly match available places
51 families put this school as their 1st choice (96% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
Class profile
2024/25Better than half of schools in England.
Better than half of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Below most schools — predominantly English as first language.
Ethnic background
- White British93.3%
- Mixed3.3%
- White (other)2.1%
- Asian0.4%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/25Half of schools in England do better than this.
Better than half of schools in England.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
Half of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Like most schools in England, no pupils were permanently excluded this year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
4
Total schools
3
Oversubscribed
2
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Newbegin, Hornsea
East Riding of Yorkshire, HU18 1PB
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