Ofsted: No Judgement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #23 in North East Lincolnshire public Top 34% UK

Littlecoates Primary Academy

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

person Mr Neville Wilkinson (Headteacher)

corporate_fareWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

location_onGrimsby, DN31 2QX

language Visit Website phone 01472354601

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Ofsted

No Judgement

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. 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 219 pupils on roll, of whom 54% 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 42 primaries in North East Lincolnshire and #3,781 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is No Judgement.

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

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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	#3,781 / 14,159	#23	#4,733	#1
2024	#4,057 / 14,233	#22	#4,783	#1
2023	#3,509 / 13,940	#15	#3,993	#1,028
2019	#10,931 / 11,810	#39	#11,297	#9,109
2018	#4,568 / 10,972	#24	#2,449	#8,185

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 History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-07-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains 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