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Humberston Academy

Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN36 4TF ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Grimsby. Ofsted inspection (December 2024): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 219 families put it first for 172 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 891
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire
Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Shoubridge
Opened: Aug 2011

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 3 Dec 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 172 pupils

Attainment 8

47.6

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

43.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

69.2%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.13

2023/24 · CI -0.34 to 0.07

This school

47.6

North East Lincolnshire

40.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

172

1st preferences

219

All applications

404

1st prefs per place

1.27

More first choices than places

171 of 219 first-preference applicants were offered a place (78%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

890

Capacity

753

118% full

Girls / boys

47/53

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)17.1%
English as an additional language2.4%
SEN support11.9%
Education, Health and Care plan5.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.