Academy converter · North East Lincolnshire

Ormiston Maritime Academy

11–16Ages
786Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137196URN

Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Meridian Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to North East Lincolnshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire

219 applications for 137 places · 6th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.9of 90

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

9th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to North East Lincolnshire median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

219 applications · 137 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2025 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2022 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2019 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2018 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2017 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2015 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.0

This school
North East Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	137	219	1.6	120	0.88
Sep 2025	152	297	2.0	164	1.08
Sep 2024	165	258	1.6	137	0.83
Sep 2023	158	243	1.5	141	0.89
Sep 2022	108	202	1.9	102	0.94
Sep 2021	96	189	2.0	75	0.78
Sep 2020	105	170	1.6	70	0.67
Sep 2019	96	176	1.8	79	0.82
Sep 2018	62	118	1.9	62	1.00
Sep 2017	133	193	1.5	119	0.89
Sep 2016	129	218	1.7	111	0.86
Sep 2015	157	249	1.6	154	0.98
Sep 2014	158	247	1.6	139	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

124 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.99th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths17%9th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 28% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths35%

North East Lincolnshire 52% England 66%

This school
North East Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.76

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	124	30.9	17%	35%	–
2024/25	137	33.3	23%	42%	–
2023/24	116	36.1	29%	42%	−0.76
2022/23	82	36.2	24%	42%	−0.88

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ormiston Maritime AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 30.9Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Wintringham
1.6 km · North East Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
John Whitgift Academy
2.8 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Havelock Academy
3.3 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Beacon Academy
3.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
4.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Cleethorpes Academy
4.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Healing Academy
4.8 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Humberston Academy
5.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137196 · 812/4009
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 795 pupils · 786 on roll
Free school meals: 54.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Hereford Technology School (URN 118066)
Address: Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources