OFSTED
18 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Trust
LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,611
1,611 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
843
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
768
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.2 pts
below England
School
17.6%
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.
11.2 pts
below England
School
9.1%
North East Lincolnshire
8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
North East Lincolnshire
1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.8%
1,318
Any other White background
3.4%
54
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
44
African
2.3%
37
Unclassified
1.8%
29
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
27
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
13.8%
222 of
1,611 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 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
45.8
6.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.19 · 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
7.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.55 pts
higher than
England
School
7.77%
North East Lincolnshire
6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.95%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.13 pts
higher than
England
School
20.95%
North East Lincolnshire
16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
3.05%
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
68.4%
23.9 pts
below England
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
68.4%
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.