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Strand Primary Academy

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

personMrs Lisa McCall

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onGrimsby, DN32 7BE

language Visit Website phone 1472506650

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

156

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Strand Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Grimsby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Strand Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 173 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 43 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #5,349 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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 Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

77%

LA 62%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading56% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading32% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.3

Read

LA -0.7

-9.2 to -3.4

-2.7

Write

LA 0.6

-5.5 to 0.1

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.9 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 6.6

5.1

Write

LA 1.0

1.7 to 8.5

1.0

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%

Reading67% LA 71%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths61% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 5.4

3.1

Write

LA 1.5

0.4 to 5.8

1.1

Maths

LA 1.2

-1.5 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 May 2021

Inspection Report

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04 March 2021

Inspection Report

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05 November 2020

Inspection Report

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18 December 2019

Inspection Report

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09 October 2018

Inspection Report

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02 November 2017

Inspection Report

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30 June 2016

Inspection Report

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02 October 2014

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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02 July 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2021-05-19

Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-10-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-06-30

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-06-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 173 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	183	3	1.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	172	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	167	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	167	4	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	156	2	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	151	1	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	145	4	2.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	137	2	1.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	144	1	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	157	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	159	2	1.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	160	3	1.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	168	2	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	163	7	4.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	161	2	1.2%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils