What did Ofsted judge Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School?

Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School has 1,812 pupils on roll.

What ages does Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School take?

Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 19.

How do I apply to Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School?

Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.

How close do you need to live to get into Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School was 2.527 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School?

When Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Places will first be allocated to children who are looked after by a local authority and to children who were previously looked after, including children who were previously looked after outside England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order; 2. Catchment area — Places will next be allocated to children who live in the school's designated catchment area. The child concerned must be resident in the catchment area by 26 February 2027 to qualify under this criterion in the normal primary admissions round; 3. Siblings — Places will next be allocated to children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission. For Penshurst Primary School this will be extended to include children who will have a sibling attending Hessle High School (as part of The Hessle Academy) in Years 7-11 at the time of admission, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If the measurement of the distance from home to school above does not distinguish between two or more applicants with equal priority, random allocation will be used as the final tie-breaker, and independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88.5% of pupils at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

2.527miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Places will first be allocated to children who are looked after by a local authority and to children who were previously looked after, including children who were previously looked after outside England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order.
2Catchment area — Places will next be allocated to children who live in the school's designated catchment area. The child concerned must be resident in the catchment area by 26 February 2027 to qualify under this criterion in the normal primary admissions round.
3Siblings — Places will next be allocated to children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission. For Penshurst Primary School this will be extended to include children who will have a sibling attending Hessle High School (as part of The Hessle Academy) in Years 7-11 at the time of admission.
4Children of staff — Places will next be allocated to children of members of staff of the school. The member of staff must have been employed by the school for two years or more at the time the application for admission to the school is made or have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Places will next be allocated to those children who live closest to the school. The distance from the child's home to the school will be measured and priority will be given to those living nearest to the school.

If two applications tie: If the measurement of the distance from home to school above does not distinguish between two or more applicants with equal priority, random allocation will be used as the final tie-breaker, and independently verified.

Penshurst Primary School is part of The Hessle Academy (an all-through school with Hessle High School), but this policy only covers Reception entry arrangements for Penshurst; sibling criterion extended to include siblings at Hessle High School Years 7-11.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.