Ormiston Maritime Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North East Lincolnshire
Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/07/2022
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
85.1%
42.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
786
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
795 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
149 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
152
Places offered
297
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 149 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 90 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 297 | 152 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
North East Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Spendlow (Interim Principal)
- Address
- Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH
- Phone
- 01472310015
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- South · Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137196
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
786 pupils · 795 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 July 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 882 pupils
Attendance
85.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
11.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.76 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 137 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.