TEC Partnership

Further education · Mixed · ages 14–adultNorth East Lincolnshire, Grimsby DN34

Fewer than one in five students go on to university — well below the England rate.

Where this school leads
10%

of 16–18 leavers started university · North East Lincolnshire 21% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of TEC Partnership: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 24%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 26%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 29%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 23%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 30%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 13%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 14%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 8%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 10%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 18%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 27%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
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Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections.

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: East Riding College (URN 130582, until 31 July 2020); Yorkshire Coast College of Further and Higher Education (URN 130589, until 1 January 2010).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

63%stayed in education after Year 11
This school63%
North East Lincolnshire81%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 114 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 114 pupils who finished Year 11 at TEC Partnership in 2023, 11% moved to a sixth form college, 52% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureTEC PartnershipNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1141,778607,348
Any sustained destination68%89%92%
Stayed in education63%81%86%
— school sixth form0%6%34%
— sixth form college11%33%13%
— further education college52%40%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship3%6%3%
Employment3%2%3%
No sustained destination24%9%6%
Destination unknown8%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

1%went to one of the most selective universities
This school1%
North East Lincolnshire5%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 1,934 students who left in 2023

10% went to university (England 37%). 13% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 31% went into work and 30% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureTEC PartnershipNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Students in the cohort1,9342,831541,441
Any sustained destination63%69%79%
University (higher education)10%21%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students1%5%19%
Further education9%7%5%
Apprenticeship13%12%7%
Employment31%29%28%
No sustained destination30%25%16%
Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5<5
2024<5——
2023<5——

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

12.0Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school12.0
North East Lincolnshire40.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 117 pupils in Year 11

4% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (North East Lincolnshire 36%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureTEC PartnershipNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)12.040.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths4%36%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths9%56%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%30%41%
EBacc average point score0.943.504.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort3%32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—32.734.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—43.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—8%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

20.75%of the GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,870 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Art and Design stands out at GCSE — 33% of the year group took it, against 7% across England. At A level it is Law: 32% of students (England 4%).

Health & Safety30%
Natural Sciences29%
Green & Sustainability27%
Mathematics & Statistics26%
Language & Communication24%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects9

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics9379%88%1%22%18%
English Language9279%89%2%20%21%
Combined Science8976%65%1%9%11%
Business Studies5043%18%0%20%8%
Art and Design3933%7%0%24%26%
History3631%41%0%26%3%
Psychology3328%3%0%22%12%
English Literature2824%86%0%21%18%
Sociology1715%4%0%21%12%
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications2
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Childcare Skills1895%—
Multimedia1368%—
A level subjects4

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology1158%23%
Sociology1158%13%
English Literature842%11%
Law632%4%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses31
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction)VRQ Level 259100%—
Plumbing (Building Work)VRQ Level 251100%—
Health StudiesVRQ Level 330100%—
Social ScienceVRQ Level 324100%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*23100%—
Animal Husbandry: Specific AnimalsVRQ Level 321100%—
Plumbing (Building Work)VRQ Level 31579%—
TourismBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*1474%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1263%—
Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction)VRQ Level 3947%—
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*947%—
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*842%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*842%—
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*842%—
Computing and IT Advanced TechnicianBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*737%—
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)VRQ Level 2737%—
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3———
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
Art and DesignBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*———
Childcare SkillsVRQ Level 3———
Art and DesignBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*———
Hairdressing ServicesVRQ Level 3———
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Childcare SkillsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Small Business ManagementBTEC Technical Certificate L2 - Band E - P-D———
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
A level results8
MeasureTEC PartnershipNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study4,351——
— of whom A level students19593261,341
Average A level gradeD-CB-
Average points per A level entry16.1029.6135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levels—CB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects—5%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Health & Safety24%
Natural Sciences24%
Mathematics & Statistics23%
Green & Sustainability22%
Engineering & Manufacturing21%
Language & Communication18%
Transversal Skills15%
Law & Public Administration13%
Business & Administration13%
Arts & Humanities9%
Social & Cultural Skills8%
Digital & ICT Skills1%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 8.2ratio 6.6percentage 6.0gradient 5.8evidence 5.7root 4.8power 4.0equation 4.0reflection 3.9audience 3.6quantitative data 3.6qualitative data 3.6standard form 3.4surd 3.2translation 3.2tangent 3.2direct proportion 3.2inverse proportion 3.2volume 3.2estimation 3.2histogram 3.2energy transfer 3.0area 2.9textual evidence 2.6

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, unit conversion from Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses probability, sampling, research ethics from Psychology, Sociology, Biology and 2 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses qualitative data, quantitative data, chart from Psychology, Sociology, Business Studies and 4 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics · jobs: battery test technician
Social researcherLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · business and administration · uses research design, descriptive statistics, research ethics from Psychology, Sociology, English Literature and 3 more · jobs: research and development manager, social services policy officer, monitoring and evaluation officer
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses sampling, unit conversion, graph from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Improvement specialistLevel 5 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · uses prediction, correlation, sample size from Sociology, Biology, Mathematics · jobs: business consultant, environmental engineer, civil engineer
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses research design, research method, descriptive statistics from Psychology, Biology, Psychology and 1 more · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses research design, presentation, experimental design from Psychology, Sociology, Biology and 3 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Asset managerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses qualitative data, quantitative data, chart from Psychology, Sociology, Business Studies and 3 more · jobs: asset manager
Doctor (Degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses research ethics, experimental design, psychological theory from Psychology, Sociology, Biology and 1 more · jobs: doctors' surgery assistant, specialised doctor, biomedical scientist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Admission is by application to the provider, usually against GCSE grades for each course; there is no distance rule.

  1. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly; most close applications in these months
  2. AugGCSE results day: places are confirmed against the entry grades
North East Lincolnshire

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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.