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Great Coates Village Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedLocal authority nursery school58 pupilsNurseryGrimsbyNorth East Lincolnshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, April 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher36.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll58Census January 2026

Great Coates Village Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Grimsby for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 58 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Station Road, Great Coates, Grimsby, DN37 9NN01472 231231greatcoatesnursery.comMrs Sarah Bate headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
11 October 2022UngradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North East Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll58Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls34 / 24
White British pupils93%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll586050506164
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%2%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language7%0%0%6%5%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%2%5%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers1.5full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher36.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants0.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£56,447
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£5,727England £7,738. Total £298k
Income per pupil£6,784England £7,697. Total £353k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,083England £3,480
Money in reserve11%A healthy amount put by: £38k, £722 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£55kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£5,727spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m13012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate110 per 1,000 people21% higher than the England average
Typical house price£164,950North East Lincolnshire
Nearest bus stop250 mStation Road, 4 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
John Whitgift AcademyAcademy200 m1,070No overall grade 202577Compare
Great Coates Primary SchoolAcademy330 m254Not inspected84Compare
Wybers Wood AcademyAcademy620 m380Good 202085Compare
Willows AcademyAcademy880 m184Not inspected66Compare
The Orchard Independent Special SchoolIndependent0.9 miles95Not inspectedCompare
Healing Primary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles315Good 202358Compare
Yarborough AcademyAcademy1.1 miles436Good 202335Compare
Healing AcademyAcademy1.2 miles751Good 202473Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Great Coates Village Nursery School a good school?

Great Coates Village Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is Great Coates Village Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Great Coates Village Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 24 April 2024.

How many pupils does Great Coates Village Nursery School have?

58 pupils aged 3 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Station Road, Great Coates, Grimsby, DN37 9NN
Telephone
01472 231231
Website
www.greatcoatesnursery.com
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Bate
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Ward
Freshney
Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117697 · LAESTAB 8121007

Where these figures come from