Pilgrim Academy
Allerton Drive, Immingham, DN40 2HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Janine King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 144148
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01469572368
About this school
Pilgrim Academy is a primary academy in Immingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pilgrim 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 30 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 80% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Pilgrim 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 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pilgrim Academy compares
Pilgrim Academy ranked 26th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.9% | 30.5% | 221 | — |
| The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School | 67% | 7.1% | 52.9% | 198 | 0.4 miles |
| Coomb Briggs Primary Academy | 56% | 4.7% | 20.5% | 153 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastfield Primary Academy | 73% | 4.1% | 41.3% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Killingholme Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 50.5% | 105 | 2.1 miles |
| Stallingborough CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 117 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.47%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 17.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Immingham
-
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Immingham
-
Eastfield Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Immingham
-
Killingholme Primary School2.1 miles
Primary
-
Stallingborough CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other schools in Immingham
- Coomb Briggs Primary Academy Primary
- East Halton Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary Academy Primary
- The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Immingham Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Pilgrim Academy teach?
- Pilgrim Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Immingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Pilgrim Academy?
- The headteacher of Pilgrim Academy is Miss Janine King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pilgrim Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim Academy?
- Pilgrim Academy has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pilgrim Academy full?
- Pilgrim Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 221 on roll (70%), 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 Pilgrim Academy a faith school?
- No. Pilgrim Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Pilgrim Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pilgrim Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Pilgrim Academy part of an academy trust?
- Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pilgrim Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Pilgrim Academy ranked 26th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pilgrim Academy's absence rate?
- Pilgrim Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pilgrim Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pilgrim 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 10 July 2026.