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Springfield Primary Academy

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person Tina Storr (Principal)

corporate_fareTHE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST

location_onGrimsby, DN33 3HG

language Visit Website phone 01472230260

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

350

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Springfield Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Grimsby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springfield Primary Academy is an academy converter in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 368 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 42 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #2,130 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

74%

LA 62%

Reading81% LA 72%

Writing89% LA 72%

Maths98% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 1.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 1.9

2.0

Maths

LA -0.3

0.2 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing98% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.2

-1.1 to 2.5

3.2

Write

LA 1.0

1.6 to 4.9

0.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.0 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing88% LA 77%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.6

-3.3 to -0.1

0.4

Write

LA 1.5

-1.1 to 1.9

-1.9

Maths

LA 1.2

-3.3 to -0.5

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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	#2,130 / 14,159	#15	#3,367	#1
2024	#10,514 / 14,233	#35	#9,748	#1
2023	#5,665 / 13,940	#20	#2,751	#5,906
2019	#2,132 / 11,810	#12	#4,982	#2,762
2018	#8,853 / 10,972	#36	#7,465	#8,243

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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17 July 2018

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-07-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-03-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 357 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	357	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	346	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	365	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	355	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	339	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	335	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	329	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	331	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	347	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	361	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	384	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	373	6	1.6%	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 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Springfield Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in North East Lincolnshire

Ormiston South Parade Academy

Wybers Wood Academy

Edward Heneage Primary Academy

New Waltham Academy

Middlethorpe Primary Academy

William Barcroft Junior School