Welholme Academy

Welholme Academy continues to provide a good standard of education, with strong emphasis on children's well-being, safety, and relationships. Pupils are actively engaged in their learning, showcasing positive behavior and a love for reading, aided by a well-implemented phonics program. Parents generally express satisfaction with the school's handling of bullying and the support provided to students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. However, some parents desire improved communication from the school leadership. The school has successfully introduced a wide-ranging curriculum supported by various extracurricular activities, although there remains a need to enhance opportunities for artistic skill development among certain pupils.

Strengths

• Strong reading curriculum that fosters a love of reading
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge over time
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Emphasis on pupils' wider development through various activities
• Successful implementation of safeguarding measures

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent monitoring of curriculum delivery in some subjects
• Limited opportunities for pupils to develop artistic skills

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Welholme Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 1.6% of pupils at Welholme Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Welholme Academy had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 18.0% of pupils at Welholme Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Welholme Academy received £7,617 and spent £7,248 for each of its 536 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £271,000 (£506 per pupil).

Across all 32 schools of The Enquire Learning Trust, income was £7,171 and spending £7,034 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

Welholme Academy is part of The Enquire Learning Trust, which runs 32 schools. The nearest others:

• Elliston Primary Academy Cleethopres
• Middlethorpe Primary Academy Cleethorpes
• Springfield Primary Academy Grimsby
• Laceby Acres Primary Academy Grimsby
• Enfield Academy of New Waltham Grimsby
• Humberston Cloverfields Academy Grimsby
• Eastfield Primary Academy Immingham
• Keelby Primary Academy Grimsby
• Southcoates Primary Academy Hull
• Buckingham Primary Academy Hull

What is Welholme Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Welholme Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Welholme Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Welholme Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Welholme Academy have?

Welholme Academy has 528 pupils on roll.

What age range does Welholme Academy cover?

Welholme Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Welholme Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Welholme Academy?

Welholme Academy is at Welholme Road, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 9JD.