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Littlecoates Primary Academy

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personMr Neville Wilkinson

corporate_fareWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

location_onGrimsby, DN31 2QX

language Visit Website phone 1472354601

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Littlecoates Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Grimsby, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Littlecoates Primary Academy is an academy converter in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 43 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #3,769 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. 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

70%

LA 62%

Reading70% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 5.6

2.5

Write

LA 0.6

-0.8 to 5.7

4.2

Maths

LA -0.3

1.0 to 7.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading43% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.2

-5.5 to -0.4

0.7

Write

LA 1.0

-1.7 to 3.0

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.7 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 63%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.6

-4.2 to 1.4

-1.4

Write

LA 1.5

-4.1 to 1.3

-0.3

Maths

LA 1.2

-2.9 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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25 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-07-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-04

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 210 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)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	188	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	191	3	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	212	4	1.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	5	2.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	193	8	4.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	214	11	5.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	185	3	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	171	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

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Littlecoates Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

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

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Ormiston South Parade Academy

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William Barcroft Junior School