Primary school in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Edge Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2DH
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- Places
- 245
- How full
- 58% full — 142 of 245 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 68 / 74
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 15%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 24%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
- With an EHC plan
- 8%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North East Lincolnshire 016E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Glyn Rushton
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Park
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- URN
- 150965
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scartho Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 75% | 0 mi |
| Fairfield AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 60% | 0.7 mi |
| Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.8 mi |
| Scartho Gateway AcademyFree schools | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Oasis Academy NunsthorpeAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 33% | 0.9 mi |
| St Martin's Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Springfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 74% | 1 mi |
| Woodlands AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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