Schools in Grimsby

Grimsby has 59 schools in the catchment.school database, covering 39 primaries and 7 secondaries. Admissions are coordinated by North East Lincolnshire Council, which publishes annual catchment boundaries and oversubscription criteria in its Composite Prospectus each September. Six schools in Grimsby are faith schools with supplementary information forms. Cleethorpes and the Humberside hinterland fall under the same LA, so families near the boundary may have access to a wider choice of schools.

Secondary admissions in Grimsby include Wintringham Academy, Matthew Humberstone Church of England Academy, and Havelock Academy. North East Lincolnshire uses straight-line distance after sibling and looked-after children priorities; last-offered distances at the most popular schools in the Grimsby town centre can be under 1.5 miles. Families in Cleethorpes should note that although the postal address differs, North East Lincolnshire Council coordinates admissions across both towns.