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Healing Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Low Road, Healing, Grimsby DN41 7QD · hsa.harbourlearningtrust.com · 01472 502400
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51
- average Attainment 8 score. North East Lincolnshire 40.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 751
- 74% of 1,020 places
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 168 | 158 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 124 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | 91 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 140 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 174 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 61.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North East Lincolnshire it was 40.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51 | 46 | ||
| ▲61.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 47.8 | −9.4 |
| Further education | 32.6 | +6.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.4 | +4.7 |
| Employment | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | — |
Ofsted
Healing Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 49%
- Replies
- 116
- 13% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (20%) with SEND