Oasis Academy Wintringham, Grimsby
Oasis Academy Wintringham is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Grimsby, part of Oasis Community Learning. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 6th-highest of the 8 schools in Grimsby with published results, and 3,077th of 3,298 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North East Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Oasis Academy Wintringham in detail
Oasis Academy Wintringham in its own words
In its own words: "All students will have the opportunity to climb the stairway to University, or a real alternative, and lead a fulfilling and happy life. We promise to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child at Oasis Academy Wintringham achieves academic success and is empowered to climb the stairway to University."
From the headteacher's welcome: "It's a privilege to lead this vibrant and diverse academy, where every student is valued, supported, and encouraged to achieve their very best. I'm proud of our dedicated staff, our incredible students, and the positive impact we make together in our community."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Wintringham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 38.3 in North East Lincolnshire and 47 across England.
26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 31% in North East Lincolnshire and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 35.9.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.68: pupils made well 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 29.4, against 41.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.5 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.
Getting a place at Oasis Academy Wintringham
For September 2026 entry, 159 families put Oasis Academy Wintringham as their first choice and 277 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Oasis Academy Wintringham
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Wintringham are Ormiston Maritime Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 30.9); Beacon Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.3); Havelock Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.3); and Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) (1.4 miles).
Oasis Academy Wintringham's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Ormiston Maritime AcademyBeacon AcademyHavelock AcademySpecial Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)
The trust
Oasis Academy Wintringham is one of 58 schools run by Oasis Community Learning, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
57.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Wintringham issued 670 suspensions, 78.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Wintringham are Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Scartho Junior Academy (0.6 miles), Scartho Infants' School and Nursery (0.7 miles) and Welholme Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary AcademyScartho Junior AcademyScartho Infants' School and NurseryWelholme Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2018 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
Oasis Academy Wintringham is a secondary school (academy) on Weelsby Avenue in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. It is just off the A16 Peaks Parkway just south-west of the A46 crossroads next to the Lisle Marsden CE Primary School in Wellow and on the Grimsby-Cleethorpes boundary.
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At a Glance
57.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.48 to -0.68 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 39.0 to 35.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 26% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 35.6 | 26.2% |
| Disadvantaged(75) | - | 29.4 | 16% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(74) | - | 41.9 | 36.5% |
| Boys(78) | - | 34.2 | 20.5% |
| Girls(71) | - | 37.2 | 32.4% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(6) | - | 36.0 | 16.7% |
| Non mobile(141) | - | 36.0 | 27% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 188 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.23%
Exclusion rate
670
Suspensions
78.18%
Suspension rate
124 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 857 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Latest from Oasis Academy Wintringham
Our Uniform Guide for 2026 to 2027 is available!
16 Sep 2026
Students at Oasis Academy Wintringham celebrate 2026 GCSE results!
20 Aug 2026
OAW's production of Matilda was definitely not REVOLTING!
21 Jul 2026
We recently started working with a new Enterprise Adviser, Nicola Robinson, from Catapult Offshore Renewable Energy.
25 Jun 2026
One of our students had a truly unforgettable experience last week!
15 Jun 2026
We want to make sure that every student that is eligible for free school meals is able to claim them.
10 Jun 2026
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Social & online
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Term dates
Oasis Academy Wintringham is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North East Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oasis Academy Wintringham from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oasis Academy Wintringham is in North East Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- North East Lincolnshire's school travel policy: Home-to-School Transport Policy 2027 -2028
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Oasis Academy Wintringham
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
853 pupils
900 places
47 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Grimsby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Grimsby
Across North East Lincolnshire council
Places available
2,030
Applications
1,851
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
96.9%
All secondary applications across North East Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
103
SEN Support
50
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
852
Total Pupils
427
Boys
425
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
51
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,112
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,012
Per pupil
£7654k
Total funding
£486k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
14.2%
Overall absence
41.5%
Persistent absence
903
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Oasis Academy Wintringham
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Questions parents ask about Oasis Academy Wintringham
What are GCSE results like at Oasis Academy Wintringham?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Oasis Academy Wintringham achieved an Attainment 8 score of 35.6. 26% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Oasis Academy Wintringham's Ofsted rating?
Oasis Academy Wintringham's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Oasis Academy Wintringham?
No fixed boundary. When Oasis Academy Wintringham is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Oasis Academy Wintringham was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Classes at Oasis Academy Wintringham average 21.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Oasis Academy Wintringham has around 852 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Oasis Academy Wintringham?
14.2% of sessions were missed at Oasis Academy Wintringham in 2024/25. 41.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Oasis Academy Wintringham on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oasis Academy Wintringham?
Oasis Academy Wintringham is at Weelsby Avenue, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN32 0AZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)