SCHOOL PROFILE

John Whitgift Academy: data, trends and context

John Whitgift Academy is a secondary school in North East Lincolnshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
137464
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
DN37 9EH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,070
FSM eligible
39.2%
EAL / First language other than English
5.7%
SEND (total)
13.4%
SEN Support
11.4%
EHCP
2.0%
White British
87.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
94.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Severe absence
1.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
North East LincolnshireLocal authority89.6%10.4%5.0%
Yorkshire and The HumberRegion90.7%9.3%4.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
21.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
9.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.09%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
48.1
English & maths grade 5+
56.6%
English & maths grade 4+
71.7%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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John Whitgift Academy is a secondary school in North East Lincolnshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.