Cambridge Park Academy

Cambridge Park Academy is a special school that provides education for pupils with autism spectrum disorder and moderate to severe learning difficulties. The school has made significant improvements since its last inspection which rated it as requiring improvement. Overall, the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision have all been rated as good. Strong supports, such as personalized learning targets and high-quality communication strategies, enable pupils to develop essential skills, contributing positively to their learning experiences.

Strengths

• High-quality communication and interaction strategies.
• Effective behaviour management and staff training.
• Strong parental involvement in learning target design.
• Personalised early years provision that builds social communication skills.
• Well-established formal phonics curriculum with consistent teaching.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for pupils in the formal pathway to access higher-level challenges.
• Assessment procedures in subjects other than English and mathematics need further development.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cambridge Park Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Cambridge Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cambridge Park Academy had 7.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Cambridge Park Academy had 218 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Cambridge Park Academy received £30,571 and spent £27,895 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £903,000 (£4,160 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Humber Education Trust, income was £9,935 and spending £9,655 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Grimsby · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Cambridge Park Academy is part of Humber Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Bursar Primary Academy Cleethorpes
• Woodland Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Maybury Primary School Hull
• Adelaide Primary School Hull
• Clifton Primary School Hull
• Neasden Primary School Hull
• Christopher Pickering Primary School Hull
• Ganton School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Tweendykes School Hull
• St Nicholas Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull

What is Cambridge Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cambridge Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Cambridge Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Cambridge Park Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Cambridge Park Academy have?

Cambridge Park Academy has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cambridge Park Academy cover?

Cambridge Park Academy for pupils aged 3 to 19.

What are Cambridge Park Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cambridge Park Academy?

Cambridge Park Academy is at Cambridge Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5EB.