Best Schools in Grimsby

How many schools are there in Grimsby?

Grimsby has 60 open schools: 39 state primary, 10 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 4 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Grimsby are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Grimsby were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Franklin Sixth Form College, Humberston Park School and Humberston Academy. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 51 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Franklin Sixth Form CollegeHumberston Park SchoolHumberston Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Grimsby get the best GCSE results?

Of the 9 schools in Grimsby with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at John Whitgift Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 50 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Humberston Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.3 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Healing Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 and 41% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

John Whitgift AcademyHumberston AcademyHealing Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Grimsby have the best SATs results?

Of the 34 primary schools in Grimsby with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wybers Wood Academy (91% in reading, 91% in maths); New Waltham Academy (93% in reading, 86% in maths); and Springfield Primary Academy (81% in reading, 98% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Wybers Wood AcademyNew Waltham AcademySpringfield Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Grimsby?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Grimsby selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Grimsby have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Grimsby have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Grimsby?

Apply to your council - North East Lincolnshire or Lincolnshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.