Academy converter · North East Lincolnshire

Humberston Academy

11–16Ages
891Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137200URN

Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, DN36 4TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.8 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire

404 applications for 172 places · 1st of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.3of 90

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

2nd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

404 applications · 172 places offered · 219 named it first

2026 2.4; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2025 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 2.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2022 2.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2020 2.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2019 2.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2018 2.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2017 2.1; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 2.4; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2015 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North East Lincolnshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	172	404	2.4	219	1.27
Sep 2025	166	365	2.2	157	0.95
Sep 2024	166	334	2.0	176	1.06
Sep 2023	171	437	2.6	256	1.50
Sep 2022	172	441	2.6	225	1.31
Sep 2021	185	414	2.2	206	1.11
Sep 2020	180	501	2.8	244	1.36
Sep 2019	178	450	2.5	241	1.35
Sep 2018	182	454	2.5	253	1.39
Sep 2017	183	387	2.1	195	1.07
Sep 2016	183	433	2.4	225	1.23
Sep 2015	170	374	2.2	165	0.97
Sep 2014	177	464	2.6	247	1.40

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

172 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.32nd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%3rd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 28% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

North East Lincolnshire 52% England 66%

This school
North East Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	172	49.3	47%	67%	–
2024/25	172	47.6	44%	69%	–
2023/24	180	47.1	42%	69%	−0.13
2022/23	181	47.1	47%	72%	−0.07

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

Humberston AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Cleethorpes Academy
2.2 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Beacon Academy
2.6 km · North East Lincolnshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

1.5applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Havelock Academy
3.7 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Wintringham
3.9 km · North East Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Ormiston Maritime Academy
5.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 30.9Attainment 8
John Whitgift Academy
8.3 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Healing Academy
10.3 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137200 · 812/4092
Trust: The David Ross Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 753 pupils · 891 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Humberston Maths and Computing College (URN 118101)
Address: Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire

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