John Whitgift Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Crosland Road
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
DN37 9EH
Phone 01472311080
Reference Number 137464

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1055
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.76%
Girls: 50.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 37.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 116 127 243
8 122 113 235
9 115 116 231
10 100 86 186
11 72 88 160

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.3%
White, Other 5.3%
African 2.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
White & Asian 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
03 Jun 2025 School inspection
30 Jan 2020 School inspection:
11 Oct 2017 Full inspection:
18 Jan 2017 Monitoring visit
11 May 2016 Full inspection:
23 May 2014 Monitoring visit
18 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
25 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
16 Jun 2010 Monitoring visit
Previously as Whitgift School
16 Jun 2010 Monitoring visit
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
20 May 2008 Monitoring visit
20 May 2008 Monitoring visit
04 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
04 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
10 Oct 2006 Curriculum and development visit
10 Oct 2006 Curriculum and development visit
16 May 2005 Full inspection
16 May 2005 Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.1

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 56.6%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 71.7%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 86 4
Third Preference 33 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

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