Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss), Grimsby
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) is a secondary school for pupils aged 14 to 18 in Grimsby.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) in detail
Getting a place at Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)
Across North East Lincolnshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in North East Lincolnshire lodged 18 appeals against secondary school offers; 14 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (57.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) are Havelock Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 37.3); Oasis Academy Wintringham (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.6); Ormiston Maritime Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.9); and Beacon Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.3).
Havelock AcademyOasis Academy WintringhamOrmiston Maritime AcademyBeacon Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Docks Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albion Street (adjacent), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) 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 871 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) are Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles), Weelsby Academy (0.3 miles), Edward Heneage Primary Academy (0.4 miles) and Strand Primary Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyWeelsby AcademyEdward Heneage Primary AcademyStrand Primary Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 104
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 23
- Children hurt
- 21
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 104 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 23 serious and 80 slight.
21 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 11 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 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
Capacity & Demand
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.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)
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Questions parents ask about Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)
What is the catchment area for Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)?
No fixed boundary. When Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 104 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 23 serious and 80 slight. 21 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 11 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 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 Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)?
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) is at Holme Hill Education Centre, Wellington Street, Grimsby, DN32 7DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)