Havelock AcademyBeacon Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Havelock Academy and Beacon Academy are secondary schools.

  • Havelock Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Beacon Academy scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Havelock Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Havelock Academy was judged Good and Beacon Academy was judged in need of urgent improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.8 for Havelock Academy and 37.5 for Beacon Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Havelock Academy (38.1 in 2021-22, 40.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beacon Academy (41.2 in 2021-22, 37.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Havelock Academy versus Beacon Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GrimsbyHavelock AcademyCleethorpesBeacon AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100Stronger figureF26/100
Local ranking7th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire Stronger figure10th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll911 666
Capacity1,100 750
LocationGrimsby, DN32 8JH Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
GCSE results
Attainment 840.8 Stronger figure37.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths34.0% Stronger figure18.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.5% Stronger figure40.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc32.7% Stronger figure6.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.62 Stronger figure2.94 4.09
Cohort147 109
A-level results
A-level entries15 Not reported
A-level average points23.6 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Pupils
Pupils in the census911 666
Free school meals (ever 6)57.6% 49.1%
English as an additional language13.3% 4.7%
SEN support16.1% 19.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 7.2%
Attendance
Overall absence15.2% 12.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence42.0% 37.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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