Ormiston Maritime Academy
Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ormiston Maritime Academy is a secondary school in Grimsby for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 71 schools in North East Lincolnshire. It ranks 7th of 7 secondary schools in Grimsby. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 July 2022, report published 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 July 2022
Pupils at Ormiston Maritime Academy feel safe. They are happy to attend school. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong. Leaders have a clear vision for the school. They have focused their plans to address the areas of the school that needed the most improvement. Ormiston Maritime Academy is a school where staff have high expectations of their pupils. Leaders have introduced clear routines throughout the school day. Behaviour has improved but a small minority of pupils still do not follow the rules that are in place. Pupils benefit from a range of extra-curricular activities, ranging from sport, to debating, to the Combined Cadet Force. Leaders are keen to ensure that as many pupils as possible participate in these activities to help strengthen pupils' well-being following the disruption caused by the pandemic. Pupils learn about bullying. Pupils say that bullying rarely happens. If it does happen, pupils are confident that it is dealt with by staff. Leaders are clear that bullying is not tolerated in this school.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, such as mathematics and geography, teachers do not use assessment precisely enough to check that pupils are secure in their knowledge of the most important curriculum content. This means that when pupils learn new information in these curriculum subjects, they find it more difficult to build on their prior knowledge. Leaders should ensure that assessment is used consistently by teachers across all curriculum subjects to pinpoint what pupils know and can do, then ensure that new learning builds securely on this.
- Suspensions and permanent exclusions are too high. A small minority of pupils are repeatedly issued with internal sanctions or are suspended from school due to behaviour incidents. This means that these pupils miss lessons. Leaders should continue to work to reduce the incidents of poor behaviour that are leading to suspensions and permanent exclusion.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
137 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
786 pupils on roll, with places for 950
Schools near Ormiston Maritime Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Sixth Form College | 0.2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| St James' School | 0.5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 21.8 |
| Oasis Academy Wintringham | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 35.9 |
| Learning4Life-GY | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| John Whitgift Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Attainment 8: 48.1 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Spendlow (Interim Principal)
- Phone
- 01472310015
- Address
- Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AH
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- URN
- 137196
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.