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Academy sponsor led · 639 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.5
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,611of 2,355 places
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 331
- Ofsted
- Good, 18 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Tollbar Business and Enterprise College (URN 118091, until 1 September 2010).
What the data says
Of the 339 pupils who finished Year 11 at Waltham Toll Bar Academy in 2023, 20% stayed on in Waltham Toll Bar Academy’s own sixth form (North East Lincolnshire average 6%), 27% went to a further education college and 11% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 11% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Among the 76 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (North East Lincolnshire 21%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 16% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 34% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North East Lincolnshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Waltham Toll Bar Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 339 | 1,778 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 20% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 34% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Waltham Toll Bar Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 76 | 2,831 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 69% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 21% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 5% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 16% | 12% | 7% |
| Employment | 18% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 25% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Waltham Toll Bar Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.8 | 40.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 36% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 56% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 32% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.8 | 32.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.4 | 43.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 330 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 72% |
| English Literature | 330 | 100% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 72% |
| Mathematics | 329 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 261 | 79% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 60% |
| Geography | 171 | 52% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 61% |
| History | 129 | 39% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 69% |
| Business Studies | 117 | 35% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 48% |
| Spanish | 68 | 21% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 68 | 21% | 11% | 16% | 23% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 63 | 19% | 7% | 43% | 24% | 100% |
| Physics | 58 | 18% | 23% | 53% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 58 | 18% | 23% | 41% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 58 | 18% | 23% | 55% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 48 | 15% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 54% |
| Photography | 33 | 10% | 6% | 45% | 19% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 8% | 11% | 15% | 24% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 8% | 31% | 19% | 32% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 7% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 43% |
| Music | 13 | 4% | 5% | 15% | 33% | 62% |
| Dance | 8 | 2% | 1% | 75% | 27% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
| Polish | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 33 | 41% | — |
| Tourism | 32 | 40% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 30 | 37% | — |
| Sports Studies | 30 | 37% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 13 | 16% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Waltham Toll Bar Academy | North East Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 166 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 81 | 593 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 29.87 | 29.61 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 3% | 5% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 33 | 41% | 13% |
| Biology | 19 | 23% | 20% |
| History | 19 | 23% | 13% |
| Law | 18 | 22% | 4% |
| Psychology | 17 | 21% | 23% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 20% | 3% |
| English Language | 13 | 16% | 4% |
| Geography | 12 | 15% | 10% |
| Economics | 12 | 15% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 15% | 31% |
| Sociology | 11 | 14% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 12% | 17% |
| English Literature | 8 | 10% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 7% | 4% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 7% | 1% |
| Physics | 6 | 7% | 12% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Dance | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 10 | 12% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
Where Waltham Toll Bar Academy is
Other secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from North East Lincolnshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.7
Havelock Academy
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.8
Healing Academy
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Humberston Academy
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John Whitgift Academy
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.