Pilgrim Academy, Immingham

In its own words: "We decided on our core values by liaising with staff and pupils to consider the areas that we felt should be our daily focus across different aspects of Pilgrim Academy: Courage, kindness and respect underpins everything we all feel is important."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Pilgrim Academy is part of the Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust. It is a medium sized primary school which caters for children between the ages of 3 and 11. We have a dedicated and highly motivated staff who work extremely hard and have high expectations of all our children."

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Pilgrim Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 77% in North East Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Pilgrim Academy as their first choice and 24 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pilgrim Academy are The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 83% maths); Coomb Briggs Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 71% reading, 71% maths); Eastfield Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths); and Killingholme Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths).

Pilgrim Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Pilgrim Academy is one of 11 schools run by Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pilgrim Academy (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

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

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Close (adjacent), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pilgrim Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 82 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211).

In 2024/25, Pilgrim Academy issued 26 suspensions, 10.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.