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Yarborough Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Headteacher Hannah Albery (Headteacher)

corporate_fareYARBOROUGH ACADEMY

location_onGrimsby, DN34 4JU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

445

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Yarborough Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Grimsby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Yarborough Academy is an academy converter in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of YARBOROUGH ACADEMY. The school has approximately 436 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #37 of 42 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #11,249 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%

Reading72% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading79% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.6

1.0

Write

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 2.6

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 2.1

1.2

Write

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 2.7

1.5

Maths

LA 0.6

0.1 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%

Reading79% LA 71%

Writing74% LA 77%

Maths81% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.6

1 to 4.6

1.3

Write

LA 1.5

-0.4 to 3

3.5

Maths

LA 1.2

1.9 to 5.1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#11,249 / 14,159	#37	#10,454	#1
2024	#3,282 / 14,233	#20	#6,176	#1
2023	#8,113 / 13,940	#27	#9,299	#7,496
2019	#1,693 / 11,810	#10	#3,128	#3,771
2018	#2,569 / 10,972	#13	#5,564	#1,276

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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06 March 2018

Inspection Report

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09 July 2013

Inspection Report

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04 September 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-03-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-07-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2010-01-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 451 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	451	8	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	447	15	3.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	13	2.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	448	5	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	430	12	2.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	454	6	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	445	3	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	440	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	443	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	427	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	434	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	440	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	434	6	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	8	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	438	7	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	470	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	454	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	445	7	1.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	432	8	1.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	442	3	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	432	3	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils