Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North East Lincolnshire
Edge Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 2DH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 02/03/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
15.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
142
Capacity used
Has space58%
245 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer
24
Places offered
66
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 24 | 24 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 66 | 24 | 36% |
North East Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Glyn Rushton
- Address
- Edge Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 2DH
- Phone
- 01472483283
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Park · Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150965
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
142 pupils · 245 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 104 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North East Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.