Ormiston Maritime Academy
Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Robert Spendlow (Interim Principal)
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 786
- URN
- 137196
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472310015
About this school
Ormiston Maritime Academy is a secondary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 786 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 116 | 137 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 36.1 | 33.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.88 -1.19 to -0.57 | -0.76 -1.03 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 29.3% | 23.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 42.2% | 41.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 28.4% | 27.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
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 Ormiston Maritime 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 | 36.2 | 33.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.1 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 638 |
| 2023/24 | 759 |
| 2024/25 | 812 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Maritime Academy compares
Ormiston Maritime Academy ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% 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 | 33.3 | 14.9% | 58.6% | 786 | — |
| Oasis Academy Wintringham | 35.9 | 14.2% | 53.7% | 852 | 1.0 miles |
| John Whitgift Academy | 48.1 | 5.9% | 41.5% | 1,070 | 1.7 miles |
| Havelock Academy | 40.8 | 15.2% | 57.6% | 862 | 2.0 miles |
| Beacon Academy | 37.5 | 12.8% | 49.1% | 639 | 2.2 miles |
| Waltham Toll Bar Academy | 45.8 | 7.8% | 19% | 1,611 | 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)
- 58.62%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 14.89%
- Persistent absence
- 42.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Wintringham1.0 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
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John Whitgift Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
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Havelock Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
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Beacon Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Cleethorpes
-
Waltham Toll Bar Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Ormiston Maritime Academy ranks 7th 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
- 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 Ormiston Maritime Academy teach?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Maritime Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Maritime Academy is Mr Robert Spendlow (Interim Principal), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Maritime Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Maritime 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 Ormiston Maritime Academy?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy has 786 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Maritime Academy full?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 786 on roll (83%), 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 Ormiston Maritime Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Maritime Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Maritime Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Maritime Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Maritime Academy?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Maritime Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 33.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Maritime Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% 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 Ormiston Maritime Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Maritime Academy's overall absence rate is 14.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Maritime Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Maritime 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.