SCHOOL PROFILE

Frederick Gough School

Secondary Community school URN 118097
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,345 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Lincolnshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,334 1,334 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 646 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 688 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.6%
3.8 pts above England
School 28.6%
North Lincolnshire 29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
North Lincolnshire 14.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Lincolnshire 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.5%
1,207
Any other White background
4.1%
55
Unclassified
1.2%
16
Any other Asian background
0.7%
9
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.9% 266 of 1,334 pupils
0.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.9%
North Lincolnshire 21.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.9% 212 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 54 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 96
Autistic spectrum disorder 54
Moderate learning difficulty 51
Speech, language & communication 22
Specific learning difficulty 17
Physical disability 10

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

42.2 3.0 pts above England
School 42.2
North Lincolnshire 35.4
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 36.5% England 36.0% 0.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 56.0% England 51.4% 4.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 32.0% England 30.6% 1.4 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.58 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.60 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.28 pts higher than England
School 9.50%
North Lincolnshire 5.72%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.27 pts higher than England
School 25.09%
North Lincolnshire 14.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.92%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.11 pts higher than England
School 4.92%
North Lincolnshire 1.40%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.2% 6.9 pts above England
Frederick Gough School
99.2%
North Lincolnshire
84.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information