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Scartho Junior Academy

Primary · Grimsby · DN33 2DH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 6 June 2024

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At a glance

233 pupils · 97% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
33% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.scarthojunior.co.uk
URN
137787

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers64%
North East Lincolnshire average66.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolRomsey · 186 miles awayGood (2019)61%
Starbeck Primary AcademyHarrogate · 66 miles awayGood31%
William Read Primary AcademyCanvey Island · 142 miles awayNo current grade53%
Leslie Manser Primary SchoolLincoln · 31 miles awayGood46%
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary SchoolBoston · 39 miles awayNeeds attention69%
Howard Park Community SchoolCleckheaton · 68 miles awayGood59%
Springside Primary SchoolBury · 91 miles awayGood66%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 138 miles awayOutstanding68%
Sutton Park Primary SchoolKingston-upon-Hull · 20 miles awayGood76%
Mill Rythe Junior SchoolHayling Island · 193 miles awayGood62%
Dover Park Primary SchoolRyde, Isle of Wight · 200 miles awayGood73%
Greengates Primary AcademyBradford · 69 miles awayGood71%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (North East Lincolnshire 83%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 5% (North East Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (North East Lincolnshire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (North East Lincolnshire 3%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 2% (North East Lincolnshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (North East Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (North East Lincolnshire 0%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (North East Lincolnshire 5%, England 7%) · other groups together 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)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.40 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North East Lincolnshire: 2.46 suspensions and 0.03 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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,490; 27.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,245
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 10% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £647,000; in-year balance +£65,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.6%62.3%
Social housing6.4%17.1%
Privately rented15%20.5%
Detached houses9.3%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013185 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£195,000263 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£163,000–£255,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (99)£270,000
Semi-detached (109)£178,000
Terraced (54)£149,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
25an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

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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