The Market Weighton School

About The Market Weighton School

The Market Weighton School’s headline Progress 8 score sits exactly at zero, which is a solid 0.13 points above the East Riding of Yorkshire average of -0.13 for secondary schools. That might not sound like a huge gap, but in a local authority where the typical school is pulling pupils below the national baseline, this school is holding its own. It ranks 8th out of 18 similar schools in the area, placing it in the top half of the local league table. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 43.1 is also worth noting, and 65.6% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths — a strong showing. The school is oversubscribed, with 144 applications for 103 places in 2025/26, and 102 of those offers went to first-preference families, which suggests it’s a popular choice locally.

Digging into the subject-level Progress 8 breakdown, the picture is mixed but interesting. Maths stands out with a positive score of +0.24, meaning pupils here make significantly more progress in maths than the national average. The EBacc element also comes in positive at +0.13. English, however, is slightly below average at -0.12, and open subjects (like arts or technology) are weaker still at -0.22. The school’s EBacc entry rate is 23%, with 17.2% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above across the full EBacc suite. Ofsted visited in September 2022 and upgraded the school from Requires Improvement to Good across the board — leadership, behaviour, personal development, and quality of education all rated Good. That’s a clear step forward from the previous inspection in 2018, which had flagged leadership as requiring improvement.

The school is an 11-16 secondary with no sixth form, so families will need to plan for post-16 options elsewhere. Facilities are decent for a school of 626 pupils: there’s a theatre, swimming pool, gymnasium, art studios, and a library. The SEND provision is comprehensive, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, SEMH, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autism — plus a resourced provision. Clubs include chess, gardening, Young Enterprise, choir, drama, orchestra, a newspaper, and an eco club. Sports on offer range from cross country and cricket to gymnastics and swimming. With 22.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse intake. It’s a solid, improving option for families who want a mainstream state school with good behaviour and a strong maths focus, especially if they live within the oversubscribed catchment.

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