Cleethorpes AcademyHumberston Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cleethorpes Academy and Humberston Academy are secondary schools.
Cleethorpes Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Humberston Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Humberston Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Cleethorpes Academy was judged the expected standard and Humberston Academy was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.7 for Cleethorpes Academy and 47.6 for Humberston Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cleethorpes Academy (41.0 in 2021-22, 40.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Humberston Academy (50.9 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CleethorpesCleethorpes Academy | GrimsbyHumberston Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire | 3rd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 843 | 890 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 753 | |
| Location | Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX | Grimsby, DN36 4TF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.7 | 47.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.8% | 43.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.6% | 69.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.9% | 61.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 151 | 172 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 843 | 890 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.7% | 17.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 5.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.9% | 6.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.1% | 17.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cleethorpes Academy
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