School Chooser

Stallingborough CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedChurch of England117 pupilsGrimsbyNorth East Lincolnshire
School Chooser Score
39
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 16 to 70, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 53% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, October 2023
Reached the expected level at 1155%England 63%
Attendance95.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families21%A bit fewer than most schools
Places23 spare117 pupils, 140 places
Pupils per teacher45.0School workforce census

Stallingborough CofE Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Grimsby for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 117 pupils and room for 140. About 21 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 39 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 53% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Station Road, Stallingborough, Grimsby, DN41 8AP01472 882438stallingboroughprimary.co.ukMrs Emily Powell headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 3 October 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

20 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1155%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score102.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 53%53%20172018: 63%63%20182019: 50%50%20192023: 71%71%20232024: 93%93%20242025: 55%55%2025
Since 2017: +2%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017North East LincolnshireEngland
Pupils tested201517161915
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths55%93%71%50%63%53%65%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%20%6%0%5%7%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score102.0109.0106.0102.0106.0103.0104.7105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.0106.0106.0104.0104.0101.0104.7104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score100.0108.0108.0103.0104.0104.0103.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard65%93%82%75%84%73%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard70%93%76%75%68%67%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)65%93%82%81%79%87%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.7-4.9-3.1-2.4
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.0-3.8-3.0-4.7
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged43%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged62%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
43%62%
Gap 19 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
58%50%
Gap 8 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Full120 pupils for 105 places, 2024/25
114% full

The school is full, with 15 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have fallen by 12% since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (20 offers for 20 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary203820all offeredLA
2025 Primary203320all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll117Census January 2026
Places14084% full
Pupils from low-income families21%21% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%7 pupils with a plan
Average class size21.52 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)22%£40,300 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls58 / 59
White British pupils90%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 16.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (8), language and communications needs (7), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Physical disability (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll117122124133137118
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals21%16%9%8%4%9%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%3%2%5%2%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support22%19%14%15%20%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%2%2%2%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.0%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.2%5.2%6.6%6.5%2.8%4.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%3.3%4.9%4.7%2.4%3.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%1.9%1.7%1.8%0.4%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.0%12.2%15.1%17.5%6.2%5.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.81.60.80.70.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers2.6full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher45.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,165
Teachers who left in the year40%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.22024/25

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£6,960England £7,738. Total £849k
Income per pupil£7,289England £7,697. Total £889k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,344England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £38k, £311 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£40kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,960spent 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 m1312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people25% lower than the England average
Typical house price£164,950North East Lincolnshire
Nearest bus stop130 mHunsley Drive, 2 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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Healing Primary AcademyAcademy1.1 miles315Good 202358Compare
Eastfield Primary AcademyAcademy2.0 miles232Good 202368Compare
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary SchoolAcademy2.2 miles198Good 202335Compare
Wybers Wood AcademyAcademy2.3 miles380Good 202085Compare
Great Coates Primary SchoolAcademy2.3 miles254Not inspected84Compare
Pilgrim AcademyAcademy2.5 miles221Good 202038Compare
Coomb Briggs Primary AcademyAcademy2.6 miles153Report card 202626Compare
Willows AcademyAcademy2.7 miles184Not inspected66Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Stallingborough CofE Primary School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats53%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the upper half of its group. Its score of 39 is 4 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 4 · middle 35 · highest 89100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Stallingborough CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Tetney Primary SchoolCouncil9.3 miles123Good 202462Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 39 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 39% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 16 to 70. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
-0.04
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 20 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.9 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
-0.02
DfE progress measure; 20 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.16
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.06
2024/25; 112 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.02
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 20 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Stallingborough CofE Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Stallingborough CofE Primary School scores 39 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 53% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 16 to 70, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Stallingborough CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Stallingborough CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 3 October 2023.

How good are Stallingborough CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 55% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Stallingborough CofE Primary School have?

117 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 140 places, so it is 84% full.

Is Stallingborough CofE Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 15 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Stallingborough CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Stallingborough CofE Primary School?

The average class had 21.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Station Road, Stallingborough, Grimsby, DN41 8AP
Telephone
01472 882438
Website
www.stallingboroughprimary.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Emily Powell
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Lincoln
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Ward
Immingham
Constituency
Brigg and Immingham
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
118017 · LAESTAB 8123072 · UKPRN 10070341

Where these figures come from