Havelock Academy
Holyoake Road, Grimsby, DN32 8JH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Emma Marshall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- URN
- 135294
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472602000
About this school
Havelock Academy is a secondary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 862 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 152 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.3 | 36.4 | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.68 -0.89 to -0.46 | -0.36 -0.59 to -0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 26.3% | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 36.8% | 32.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Havelock Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.3 | 33.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,038 |
| 2023/24 | 983 |
| 2024/25 | 911 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Havelock Academy compares
Havelock Academy ranked 5th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 15.2% | 57.6% | 862 | — |
| Beacon Academy | 37.5 | 12.8% | 49.1% | 639 | 0.7 miles |
| Cleethorpes Academy | 40.7 | 10.9% | 35.7% | 843 | 0.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Wintringham | 35.9 | 14.2% | 53.7% | 852 | 1.3 miles |
| Ormiston Maritime Academy | 33.3 | 14.9% | 58.6% | 786 | 2.0 miles |
| Humberston Academy | 47.6 | 6.1% | 17.1% | 891 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.61%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 15.16%
- Persistent absence
- 41.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beacon Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Cleethorpes Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Oasis Academy Wintringham1.3 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
-
Ormiston Maritime Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
-
Humberston Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Havelock Academy ranks 5th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grimsby.
- Healing Academy Secondary
- Humberston Academy Secondary
- John Whitgift Academy Secondary
- Oasis Academy Wintringham Secondary
- Ormiston Maritime Academy Secondary
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy Secondary
- Great Coates Village Nursery School Nursery
- Scartho Nursery School Nursery
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy Primary
- Enfield Academy of New Waltham Primary
- Fairfield Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Havelock Academy teach?
- Havelock Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Havelock Academy?
- The principal of Havelock Academy is Ms Emma Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Havelock Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Havelock Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Havelock Academy?
- Havelock Academy has 862 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Havelock Academy full?
- Havelock Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 862 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Havelock Academy a faith school?
- No. Havelock Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Havelock Academy a selective school?
- No. Havelock Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Havelock Academy?
- Havelock Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Havelock Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.3 in 2022/23 and 40.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Havelock Academy rank locally?
- Havelock Academy ranked 5th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Havelock Academy's absence rate?
- Havelock Academy's overall absence rate is 15.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Havelock Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Havelock Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.