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Ormiston Maritime Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Westward Ho, Grimsby DN34 5AH · omacademy.co.uk · 01472 310015
On the mapSearch near DN34 5AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.3
- 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
- 786
- 99% of 795 places
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 54.7%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 137 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 | 137 | 120 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 152 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 137 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 108 | 102 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.3, and 23.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼41.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | — |
| Sixth form college | 27.6 | −6 |
| Further education | 52.6 | +11 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
Ormiston Maritime Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jul 2022
- 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, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 44
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 24 parents (55%) whose child was bullied
based on 16 parents (36%) with SEND