Humberston Academy, Grimsby

From the headteacher's welcome: "David Ross Education Trust schools create a rich and exciting learning environment that inspires students to become their confident, academic best. Humberston is an outstanding academy proud of our exceptionally high standards and traditional ethos. We offer a diverse enrichment programme in order to develop skills outside of the classroom."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, drama, photography, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Humberston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 38.3 in North East Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 31% in North East Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.9, against 50.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 219 families put Humberston Academy as their first choice and 404 named it as one of their preferences, for 172 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 48 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Humberston Academy are Cleethorpes Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4); Beacon Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.3); Waltham Toll Bar Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Havelock Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.3).

Humberston Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Humberston Academy is one of 36 schools run by The David Ross Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5 in 2024/25.

184 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Humberston Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 49% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (49%).

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 13% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Cleethorpes Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Humberston Academy (in), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 63 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211).

In 2024/25, Humberston Academy issued 60 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Humberston Academy are Humberston Cloverfields Academy (0.1 miles), The Humberston Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), Middlethorpe Primary Academy (1.2 miles) and Enfield Academy of New Waltham (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.