Tollbar Academy, Grimsby | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Tollbar Academy

Station Road, New Waltham, Grimsby DN36 4RZ

https://www.tollbaracademy.co.uk/

Tollbar Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,960 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2013 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Tollbar Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Cleethorpes Academy, Somercotes Academy and Louth Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Environment, Disadvantaged pupils and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.9		Oasis Academy Wintringham
2.1		Humberston Academy
2.4		Beacon Academy
2.5		Cleethorpes Academy
2.5		Ormiston Maritime Academy
3.0		Havelock Academy
4.1		John Whitgift Academy
5.0		Healing Science Academy
8.5		Oasis Academy Immingham
9.6		Caistor Yarborough Academy
10.0		Caistor Grammar School
10.3		Somercotes Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is about average, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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