Secondary
John Whitgift Academy
Crosland Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1070 of 998 places
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
57%
48.1
1st of 7 by our score, among the secondary schools in Grimsby we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 |
| Entered the EBacc | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 55% |
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 43% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.53 |
| 22/23 | +0.15 |
| 23/24 | +0.22 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.7 |
| 22/23 | 47.5 |
| 23/24 | 46.9 |
| 24/25 | 48.1 |
Crosland Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North East Lincolnshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Robert Spendlow
- Address
- Crosland Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EH
- Telephone
- 01472311080