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Grainthorpe Junior School

Primary · Louth · LN11 7JY

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 May 2024

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At a glance

42 pupils · 50% of 84 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.grainthorpe.lincs.sch.uk
URN
120450

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 21 May 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

10 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
30%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school30%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
Lincolnshire average59.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolYeovil · 209 miles awayUrgent improvement9%
Darley Churchtown Church of England Primary SchoolMatlock · 72 miles awayGood70%
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolSleaford · 41 miles awayGood63%
Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolSPILSBY · 20 miles awayGood80%
Hogsthorpe Primary AcademySkegness · 18 miles awayGood86%
Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolBroadway · 125 miles awayGood0%
St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich · 64 miles awayNot yet graded58%
Orford Church of England Primary School and NurseryWoodbridge · 111 miles awayExpected standard56%
Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolWigton · 167 miles awayGood10%
Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 11 miles awayGood64%
Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 56 miles awayGood40%
Byers Green Primary SchoolSpennymoor · 112 miles awayGood63%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.67 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 3.47 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
11.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,446; 28.6% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£12,607
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £71,006; in-year balance -£9,576

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.7%62.3%
Social housing6.8%17.1%
Privately rented11.5%20.5%
Detached houses74.6%22.9%
Flats0.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026076 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,00013 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£141,500–£299,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£285,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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