Cambridge Park Academy
Cambridge Road, Grimsby, DN34 5EB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Stephen Kernan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 137363
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472230110
About this school
Cambridge Park Academy is a special academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cambridge Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 19 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Cambridge Park 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.86%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Grimsby
-
Sevenhills Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Grimsby
-
St Martin's Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Grimsby
-
The Orchard Independent Special School1.8 miles
Special schools
-
Learning4Life-GY1.9 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Grimsby
- Best Futures Special schools
- Humberston Park School Academies
- Linkage College Other types
- Phoenix Park Academy Academies
- Sevenhills Academy Academies
- 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
- Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cambridge Park Academy teach?
- Cambridge Park Academy teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Cambridge Park Academy?
- The principal of Cambridge Park Academy is Mr Stephen Kernan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambridge Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cambridge Park 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 many pupils are at Cambridge Park Academy?
- Cambridge Park Academy has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Cambridge Park Academy full?
- Cambridge Park Academy has capacity for 220 pupils and 218 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cambridge Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Cambridge Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Cambridge Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cambridge Park Academy is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cambridge Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists Cambridge Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cambridge Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cambridge Park Academy's absence rate?
- Cambridge Park Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cambridge Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambridge Park 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.