Welholme Academy

General Information

Address: Welholme Road, Grimsby, DN32 9JD
Phone: 01472329944
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Edward Chamberlain
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 528
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 301
% eligible for free school meals: 60.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 36 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 32 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 21 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #25 of 28 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#23Waltham Leas Primary AcademyGood
#24Weelsby AcademyGood
#25Welholme AcademyGood
#26Wybers Wood AcademyGood
#27Yarborough AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Bursar Primary AcademyGood
#2Coomb Briggs Primary AcademyGood
#3East Ravendale CofE Primary School AcademyGood
#4Eastfield Primary AcademyGood
#5Enfield Academy of New WalthamGood
#6Fairfield AcademyGood
#7Healing Primary AcademyGood
#8Humberston Cloverfields AcademyGood
#9Laceby Acres Primary AcademyGood
#10Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#11Macaulay Primary AcademyGood
#12New Waltham AcademyGood
#13Oasis Academy NunsthorpeGood
#14Old Clee Primary AcademyGood
#15Pilgrim AcademyGood
#16Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyGood
#17Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#18Springfield Primary AcademyGood
#19Stallingborough CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Strand Primary AcademyGood
#21The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery AcademyGood
#23Waltham Leas Primary AcademyGood
#24Weelsby AcademyGood
#25Welholme AcademyGood
#26Wybers Wood AcademyGood
#27Yarborough AcademyGood
#28Western Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,759 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #18 of 41 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Ormiston South Parade Academy£6,902
#17The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School£6,859
#18Welholme Academy£6,759
#19Woodlands Academy£6,703
#20Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,609

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy£11,639
#2Western Primary School£8,818
#3Strand Primary Academy£8,335
#4Littlecoates Primary Academy£8,130
#5Edward Heneage Primary Academy£8,019
#6Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy£7,678
#7Pilgrim Academy£7,487
#8Weelsby Academy£7,470
#9Eastfield Primary Academy£7,226
#10Elliston Primary Academy£7,157
#11Willows Academy£7,131
#12Grange Primary School£7,129
#13Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe£7,041
#14St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,994
#15Stallingborough CofE Primary School£6,960
#16Ormiston South Parade Academy£6,902
#17The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School£6,859
#18Welholme Academy£6,759
#19Woodlands Academy£6,703
#20Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,609
#21Reynolds Primary Academy£6,485
#22Old Clee Primary Academy£6,405
#23Macaulay Primary Academy£6,405
#24Yarborough Academy£6,390
#25Great Coates Primary School£6,322
#26Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy£6,262
#27Fairfield Academy£6,258
#28Bursar Primary Academy£6,074
#29East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy£6,018
#30New Waltham Academy£5,997
#31Waltham Leas Primary Academy£5,988
#32The Humberston Church of England Primary School£5,938
#33Middlethorpe Primary Academy£5,884
#34Enfield Academy of New Waltham£5,788
#35Coomb Briggs Primary Academy£5,705
#36Laceby Acres Primary Academy£5,639
#37Humberston Cloverfields Academy£5,619
#38Wybers Wood Academy£5,474
#39Healing Primary Academy£5,414
#40Springfield Primary Academy£5,016
#41Laceby Stanford Primary Academy£4,338

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