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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120393

Cliffedale Primary School

Community school · Grantham · NG31 8DP

Ages 4–11 · 284 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
278

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

284 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
284
Boys / girls
130 / 154
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
284 / 315 (90%)
Free school meals
18.3%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Ward

Location

Address
Northcliffe Road
Postcode
NG31 8DP
Town
Grantham
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
South Kesteven
Constituency
Grantham and Bourne
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 284 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.3%.

Open schools in Grantham
44
Primary schools in Grantham
31
Academies among open schools in Grantham
48% (21)
Open schools in NG31
26
Primary in NG31
14
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GranthamNear NG31

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Ward
Telephone
01476568740
Website
www.cliffedale.org

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