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Primary · DN33 · Grimsby

Scartho Infants' School and Nursery

Edge Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 2DH

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OfstedRequires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance (2024/25)93.6%
Attainment (2024/25)No KS2 at this school
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils142

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Report published 13 Jun 2022.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DN33. Where we have them, council (North East Lincolnshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
142
Free school meals
28.5%
4% below district average (32.5%)

Also: North East Lincolnshire 33.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
15%
14.5% below district average (29.5%)

Also: North East Lincolnshire 17.9% · England 18.2%

EAL
18.1%
8.3% above district average (9.8%)
Attendance
93.6% Autumn and spring 2024/25
1.5% below district average (95.1%)

Also: North East Lincolnshire 95.1% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DN33 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

14.4%

1.1% above England (13.3%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
25
First-preference offers
25
First preferences offered a place
100%
Total offers
35
Named on any preference
61

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
245
Pupils on roll
142

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the North East Lincolnshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
15%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Scartho Infants' School and Nursery

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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