Humberston Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Grimsby, Yorkshire and the Humber DN36 4TF · North East Lincolnshire
#94 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#1342 of 4,090 nationally
About Humberston Academy
Humberston Academy is a academy secondary located in Grimsby, in the North East Lincolnshire local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 891 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 63.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 94th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (74th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (54th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 891; capacity filled 118.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 69.2%; ebacc average points 4.40.
There are 45 schools in Grimsby; Humberston Academy ranks 13th of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)47.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)43.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)18.7%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Humberston Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 891
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 118.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 47.6
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 43.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 69.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.40
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Humberston Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Humberston Cloverfields Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
307 students · 236 m away
The Humberston Church of England Primary School
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
196 students · 788 m away
Middlethorpe Primary Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
240 students · 1.9 km away
Enfield Academy of New Waltham
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
201 students · 2.0 km away
New Waltham Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
376 students · 2.1 km away
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
843 students · 2.2 km away
Signhills Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
344 students · 2.2 km away
Signhills Infant Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
201 students · 2.2 km away
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
639 students · 2.6 km away
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
307 students · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Dixons City Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
892 students
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
892 students
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
889 students
Graham School
Scarborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
893 students
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
886 students
Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
Todmorden · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
885 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Humberston Academy a good school?
Humberston Academy has a Success Index (England) of 63.0 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #94 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Humberston Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Humberston Academy ranks #94 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #1342 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Humberston Academy?
Humberston Academy had 891 students in 2025.
Is Humberston Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Humberston Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Humberston Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Humberston Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.