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Phoenix Park Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 7-16MixedAcademy alternative provision sponsor led47 pupils Free breakfast clubGrimsbyNorth East Lincolnshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, September 2023
Pupils from low-income families70%Far more than most schools
Places47 spare47 pupils, 94 places
Pupils per teacher6.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll47Census January 2026

Phoenix Park Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Grimsby for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 47 pupils and room for 94. About 70 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Harold Street, Grimsby, DN32 7NQ01472 351412phoenixparkacademy.co.ukMrs Jo Indian executive principalAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 13 September 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North East Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll47Census January 2026
Places9450% full
Pupils from low-income families70%70% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support66%31 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan32%15 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)49%£27,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls34 / 13
White British pupils100%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (44), Moderate learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll475047514759
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals70%78%72%71%79%81%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%0%2%0%2%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support68%68%73%68%97%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans32%32%28%32%3%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 18 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training50%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training50%39%30%
Education50%39%17%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%
Work0%0%13%
Not in education, work or training44%46%57%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.0full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher6.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers93%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants38.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,529
Teachers who left in the year33%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.02024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£26,847England £7,128. Total £2.3m
Income per pupil£27,635England £7,587. Total £2.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£10,553England £3,405
Money in reserve28%A lot put by: £659k, £7,754 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£67kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£26,847spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,95712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate174 per 1,000 people91% higher than the England average
Typical house price£164,950North East Lincolnshire
Nearest bus stop140 mWoodyard Court, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Weelsby AcademyAcademy480 m328Good 202284Compare
Queen Mary Avenue Infant SchoolCouncil660 m276Good 202423Compare
William Barcroft Junior SchoolAcademy670 m273Not inspected70Compare
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy690 m221Good 202421Compare
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)Miscellaneous790 mNot inspectedCompare
Elliston Primary AcademyAcademy940 m341Not inspected64Compare
Strand Primary AcademyAcademy940 m175Report card 202644Compare
Old Clee Primary AcademyAcademy990 m458Good 202386Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Phoenix Park Academy a good school?

Phoenix Park Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2023.

What is Phoenix Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Phoenix Park Academy good at its last full inspection on 13 September 2023.

How many pupils does Phoenix Park Academy have?

47 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 94 places, so it is 50% full.

Does Phoenix Park Academy have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harold Street, Grimsby, DN32 7NQ
Telephone
01472 351412
Website
www.phoenixparkacademy.co.uk
Executive Principal
Mrs Jo Indian
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 7-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Wellspring Academy Trust (33 schools)
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Ward
East Marsh
Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2014 (new provision)
URN
141101 · LAESTAB 8127000 · UKPRN 10046541
Formerly
Phoenix House Pupil Referral Unit

Where these figures come from