Healing School

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Healing School, A Science Academy
Address
Healing School
Low Road

Healing
,
Lincolnshire
,
DN41 7QD

England
Coordinates 53°34′27″N0°09′48″W / 53.5743°N 0.1634°W / 53.5743; -0.1634
Information
Type Academy [1]
Established1 September 2010
Department for Education URN 136277 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalMichelle Dewland [1] [2]
Gender Coeducational [1]
Age11to 16 [1]
Enrolment914 [1]
Colour(s)Black, Green and Gold
Website Healing Science Academy

Healing School, A Science Academy is a co-educational secondary school and specialist academy located on Low Road in the village of Healing, North East Lincolnshire, England. [1]

Contents

The school has a maximum capacity of 900 students. However, according to the 2019 Ofsted report it has a student enrolment of 914. Healing School serves the area of Healing and Stallingborough but the school has an intake from the Willows, Great Coates, Wybers Wood, Immingham, North Killingholme and other parts of Grimsby.

History

The school was previously known as Healing School, A Specialist Science and Foundation College (Ofsted URN 118095). [3] It converted to an academy in 2012 as part of Healing Multi Academy Trust. [1] [2] [4]

Ofsted judgements

As Healing Comprehensive School, the school was inspected in 1999 with the finding that "this is a good school". [5]

As Healing School, A Specialist Science College, the school was inspected in 2006 with the judgement of Good, and in 2009 with the judgement of Outstanding. [3] A staff member was invited to 10 Downing Street in 2018 to meet the prime minister in order to celebrate the school's outstanding teaching. [6]

As of 2024, the school's most recent inspection was in 2022,with a judgement of Requires Improvement. [7]

Academic performance

In 1996 The Independent listed the school as one of the country's "outstandingly successful schools", based on inspection judgements and "doing well in all areas of their work". [8]

In 2000 the percentage of pupils at the school who achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C or the GNVQ equivalent was 69%, compared to 36% in North-East Lincolnshire and 49% in England. [9]

In 2001 The Guardian listed the school as the 137th best comprehensive in the country, based on GCSE results. [10]

In 2018 the school's GCSE results were above average. [11] The percentage of pupils attaining Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs was 51%, compared to 37% in North-East Lincolnshire and 40% in England. [11] [12] Attainment 8 and Progress 8 were also above average. [11]

Sports

A pupil won the under-15 long jump national title in 2017. [13]

Teaching School

The school is responsible for The Humber Teaching School. [2] [14]

Notable former pupils

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  2. 1 2 3 Ruston, Abby (15 November 2018). "New head confirmed at Healing Academy as previous leader takes on further challenge". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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  13. ↑ Longstaff, Jack (16 September 2017). "Healing school pupil crowned UK's best long jump athlete in age group". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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