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Grainthorpe Junior School

Community school · Louth · LN11 7JY

Ages 7–11 · 42 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

6.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.7%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
47

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill50%

42 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
42
Boys / girls
21 / 21
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
42 / 84 (50%)
Free school meals
42.9%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Federation
Fenland Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Turner

Location

Address
Fen Lane, Grainthorpe
Postcode
LN11 7JY
Town
Louth
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 7–11, in Louth, Lincolnshire, 42 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 42.9%.

Open schools in Louth
18
Primary schools in Louth
13
Academies among open schools in Louth
44% (8)
Open schools in LN11
18
Primary in LN11
13
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 LouthNear LN11

  • Marshchapel Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Grimsby · DN36 5SX · Lincolnshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Somercotes Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Louth · LN11 7PN · Lincolnshire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att841.3
    • P80.1
    • EM5+20%
    • Absence10.3%

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Turner
Telephone
01472869035
Website
www.grainthorpe.lincs.sch.uk

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