Healing Primary Academy
Fords Avenue, Healing, Grimsby, DN41 7RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Knight
- Sponsor
- Harbour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 141302
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472882261
About this school
Healing Primary Academy is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 315 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 49 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 80% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 90% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Healing Primary 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 341 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Healing Primary Academy compares
Healing Primary Academy ranked 25th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 3.8% | 8% | 315 | — |
| Stallingborough CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 117 | 1.1 miles |
| Wybers Wood Academy | 85% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 380 | 1.2 miles |
| Great Coates Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 48.1% | 254 | 1.2 miles |
| Willows Academy | 68% | 5% | 39.4% | 184 | 1.6 miles |
| Laceby Acres Primary Academy | 72% | 4.7% | 22.6% | 208 | 2.0 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)
- 8.04%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 5.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stallingborough CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Wybers Wood Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Great Coates Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Willows Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Laceby Acres Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Healing Primary Academy ranks 22nd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Grimsby.
- 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
- Great Coates Primary School Primary
- Holton-le-Clay Junior School Primary
- Humberston Cloverfields Academy Primary
- Keelby Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Acres Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Primary
- Lift North Thoresby Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Healing Primary Academy teach?
- Healing Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the headteacher of Healing Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Healing Primary Academy is Mrs Claire Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Healing Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Healing Primary 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 Healing Primary Academy?
- Healing Primary Academy has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Healing Primary Academy full?
- Healing Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 315 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Healing Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Healing Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Healing Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Healing Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Healing Primary Academy?
- Healing Primary Academy is part of HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Healing Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Healing Primary Academy rank locally?
- Healing Primary Academy ranked 25th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Healing Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Healing Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Healing Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Healing Primary 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.