OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Trust
THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
891
891 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
417
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
474
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.1 pts
below England
School
18.7%
North East Lincolnshire
33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
North East Lincolnshire
8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
North East Lincolnshire
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.7%
826
Any other White background
2.2%
20
White and Black African
0.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
6
African
0.6%
5
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
167 of
891 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.6
8.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.12 pts
lower than
England
School
6.09%
North East Lincolnshire
6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.47 pts
higher than
England
School
17.28%
North East Lincolnshire
16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.61 pts
lower than
England
School
1.20%
North East Lincolnshire
1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
118.3%
26.0 pts
above England
Humberston Academy
118.3%
North East Lincolnshire
84.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.