SCHOOL PROFILE

Healing Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 136277
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,020 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 June 2024
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 HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 751 751 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 393 52.3% of pupils
Male pupils 358 47.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.8%
8.0 pts below England
School 16.8%
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.

7.9%
12.4 pts below England
School 7.9%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.7%
1.7 pts above England
School 2.7%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.1%
639
Any other White background
5.3%
40
Unclassified
2.8%
21
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
15
White and Asian
1.2%
9
Indian
0.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 90 of 751 pupils
8.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.1% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.9% 29 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Specific learning difficulty 22
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Vision impairment 3

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

51.0 11.8 pts above England
School 51.0
North East Lincolnshire 35.2
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 61.7% England 36.0% 25.7 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 82.3% England 51.4% 30.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 66.9% England 30.6% 36.3 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.83 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.03 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.24%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 5.24%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.51 pts lower than England
School 13.31%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.99%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.19 pts higher than England
School 1.99%
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

73.6% 18.7 pts below England
Healing Academy
73.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information