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Humberston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby DN36 4TF · humberstonacademy.co.uk · 01472 319990
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. North East Lincolnshire 40.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 891
- 138 over 753 places · 118%
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 78% 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 | 172 | 219 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 176 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 256 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 225 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 43.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.40 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.2 | −2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 53.9 | +11.8 |
| Further education | 22.8 | −16.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.8 | +6.1 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Humberston Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (184 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 184
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (26%) with SEND