Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Station Road, New Waltham, Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Philip Dickinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,355
- Pupils on roll
- 1,611
- URN
- 136268
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472500505
About this school
Waltham Toll Bar Academy is a secondary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,611 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 | 339 | 375 | 331 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 46.5 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.18 to +0.12 | -0.19 -0.34 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 42.9% | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 67.2% | 69.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 25.3% | 31.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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 Waltham Toll Bar 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 | 47.2 | 33.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,971 |
| 2023/24 | 1,893 |
| 2024/25 | 1,730 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waltham Toll Bar Academy compares
Waltham Toll Bar Academy ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 7.8% | 19% | 1,611 | — |
| Oasis Academy Wintringham | 35.9 | 14.2% | 53.7% | 852 | 1.9 miles |
| Humberston Academy | 47.6 | 6.1% | 17.1% | 891 | 2.1 miles |
| Beacon Academy | 37.5 | 12.8% | 49.1% | 639 | 2.4 miles |
| Cleethorpes Academy | 40.7 | 10.9% | 35.7% | 843 | 2.5 miles |
| Ormiston Maritime Academy | 33.3 | 14.9% | 58.6% | 786 | 2.5 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)
- 19.04%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 20.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Wintringham1.9 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
-
Humberston Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
-
Beacon Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Cleethorpes Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Ormiston Maritime Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Waltham Toll Bar Academy ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Grimsby.
- Havelock Academy Secondary
- Healing Academy Secondary
- Humberston Academy Secondary
- John Whitgift Academy Secondary
- Oasis Academy Wintringham Secondary
- Ormiston Maritime 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 Waltham Toll Bar Academy teach?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Waltham Toll Bar Academy?
- The principal of Waltham Toll Bar Academy is Mr Philip Dickinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waltham Toll Bar Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waltham Toll Bar 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 Waltham Toll Bar Academy?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy has 1,611 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Waltham Toll Bar Academy full?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy has capacity for 2,355 pupils and 1,611 on roll (68%), 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 Waltham Toll Bar Academy a faith school?
- No. Waltham Toll Bar Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Waltham Toll Bar Academy a selective school?
- No. Waltham Toll Bar Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Waltham Toll Bar Academy?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy is part of LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waltham Toll Bar Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waltham Toll Bar Academy rank locally?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy ranked 4th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waltham Toll Bar Academy's absence rate?
- Waltham Toll Bar Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waltham Toll Bar Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waltham Toll Bar 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.