John Whitgift Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137464
- Address
- Crosland Road, DN37 9EH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 88.3%
Other White 5.3%
African 2.2%
Mixed 2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 40
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 71 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 66 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
John Whitgift Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 243 116 127 |
| Year 8 | 235 122 113 |
| Year 9 | 231 115 116 |
| Year 10 | 186 100 86 |
| Year 11 | 160 72 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 33.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 6.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |