Healing Academy

About Healing Academy

Healing Academy has turned a corner. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good across the board, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2022. The most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of -0.03, which the Department for Education bands as 'Average'. That might sound modest, but in context it is a strong result: the average Progress 8 score for secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire is -0.57, meaning Healing pupils make significantly more progress than their peers across the local authority. The school now ranks second out of eleven secondary schools in the area on this measure, placing it in the top 20 per cent locally. With 778 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,020, the school is not yet full, but its improving reputation is reflected in admissions: for 2025/26, it received 229 applications for 129 places, with 124 of those coming as first preferences.

Digging into the exam data, 82.6 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, though the proportion hitting the higher grade 5 benchmark drops to 51.1 per cent. The Attainment 8 score sits at 47.9, and the EBacc average point score is 4.44. Nearly half of pupils (46.7 per cent) entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and 28.8 per cent achieved the full EBacc at grade 4 or above. The Progress 8 breakdown shows real variation by subject: pupils are making strong progress in maths (+0.31) and the EBacc subjects (+0.2), but progress in English (-0.2) and open subjects (-0.41) lags behind. The school does not have a sixth form, so all pupils leave at 16. Ofsted noted that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management are all Good, suggesting a stable and well-run environment.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including science labs, a swimming pool, theatre, art studios, and an ICT suite. Sports provision is broad, with rugby, tennis, dance, swimming, netball, gymnastics, rounders, athletics, cricket, and cross country all on offer. Clubs include Model UN, choir, orchestra, Young Enterprise, and chess. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 13.4 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. Healing Academy is a good fit for families who want a secondary school where pupils make solid progress relative to the local area, particularly in maths, and where the improving trajectory is backed by recent Ofsted evidence.

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