The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
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The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham is a converter academy in Grantham for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 158 pupils and room for 180. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 18 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AZ01476 564112little-gonerby.co.ukMrs Sarah Reynolds headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
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.
76 places were empty (36% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 13% since 2021/22.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child chosen by how close to the school they lived, but the council didn't publish how far away that was.
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.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (37), emotional and mental health (9), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 158 | 134 | 116 | 106 | 121 | 136 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 32% | 37% | 42% | 41% | 38% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 22% | 24% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 19% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 20% | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.0% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 28.6% | 25.7% | 32.1% | 24.2% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 24.6 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 350 m | 183 | No overall grade 2025 | 51 | Compare |
| The Harrowby Church of England Primary School | Academy | 580 m | 67 | Report card 2025 | 1 | Compare |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | Academy | 590 m | 118 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
| Cliffedale Primary School | Council | 940 m | 284 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Belton Lane Community Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 303 | No overall grade 2025 | 65 | Compare |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 208 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Huntingtower Community Primary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 417 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Belmont Community Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 198 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham 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.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 18 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 18% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 40. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.16 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.32 | 2024/25; 119 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | 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 The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham a good school?
The figures are weak. The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham scores 18 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 40, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham good at its last full inspection on 26 September 2023.
How many pupils does The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham have?
158 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 88% full.
Is The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham oversubscribed?
Probably not. 76 places were empty in 2024/25 (36% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham?
Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 29% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham?
The average class had 26.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes 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
- Sandon Road, Grantham, NG31 9AZ
- Telephone
- 01476 564112
- Website
- www.little-gonerby.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Reynolds
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Lincoln
- Multi-academy trust
- Infinity Academies Trust (20 schools)
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Grantham St Vincent's
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2012 (academy converter)
- URN
- 138816 · LAESTAB 9253311 · UKPRN 10038986
- Formerly
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Infant School, Grantham
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Lincolnshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.