Waltham Toll Bar AcademyBeacon Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Waltham Toll Bar Academy and Beacon Academy are secondary schools.
Waltham Toll Bar Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Beacon Academy scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Waltham Toll Bar Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Waltham Toll Bar Academy was judged Good and Beacon Academy was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.8 for Waltham Toll Bar Academy and 37.5 for Beacon Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Waltham Toll Bar Academy (50.4 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beacon Academy (41.2 in 2021-22, 37.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GrimsbyWaltham Toll Bar Academy | CleethorpesBeacon Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | F26/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 10th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,730 | 666 | |
| Capacity | 2,355 | 750 | |
| Location | Grimsby, DN36 4RZ | Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 37.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.9% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.2% Stronger figure | 40.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.7% Stronger figure | 6.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 Stronger figure | 2.94 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 331 | 109 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 81 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 29.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 2.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,730 | 666 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.0% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.3% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 19.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 7.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% Stronger figure | 12.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.9% Stronger figure | 37.4% | 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.
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
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