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
| Measure | GrimsbyHavelock Academy | CleethorpesBeacon Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100Stronger figure | F26/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 10th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 911 | 666 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 750 | |
| Location | Grimsby, DN32 8JH | Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.8 Stronger figure | 37.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.0% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.5% Stronger figure | 40.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.7% Stronger figure | 6.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 Stronger figure | 2.94 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 109 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 15 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 23.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 911 | 666 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.6% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.3% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 19.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 7.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 15.2% | 12.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 42.0% | 37.4% 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.
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