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Waltham Gateway Academy

Primary · Grimsby · DN37 0UG

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At a glance

36 pupils · 17% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.walthamgatewayacademy.co.uk
URN
151703

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 17 families named it first for 22 Reception places, 0.77 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.77 first-choice applications per place

22 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · usually has places

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

no data

Reaching the higher standard

no data

Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
6 of 12 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (North East Lincolnshire 83%, England 60%) · Not recorded 6% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 6% (North East Lincolnshire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 3% (North East Lincolnshire 0%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (North East Lincolnshire 0%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (North East Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%)

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)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.4%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
7.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,151; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.3%62.3%
Social housing4.6%17.1%
Privately rented9.1%20.5%
Detached houses46.8%22.9%
Flats1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013217 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,000249 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£180,000–£325,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (133)£313,000
Semi-detached (89)£188,000
Terraced (24)£154,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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