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Queen Mary Avenue Infant School

Community school · Cleethorpes · DN35 7SY

Ages 3–7 · 276 pupils · North East Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

7.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

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

Absence

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

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.8%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
156

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

65

1st-preference offers

65

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
65
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill82%

276 pupils · 335 places

Pupils on roll
276
Boys / girls
144 / 132
School capacity
335
Capacity fill
276 / 335 (82%)
Free school meals
57.3%
FSM pupils
130
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Castle

Location

Address
Queen Mary Avenue
Postcode
DN35 7SY
Town
Cleethorpes
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
District
North East Lincolnshire
Constituency
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to 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 3–7, in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, 276 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 57.3%.

Open schools in Cleethorpes
12
Primary schools in Cleethorpes
10
Academies among open schools in Cleethorpes
92% (11)
Open schools in DN35
13
Primary in DN35
11
Open schools in North East Lincolnshire LA
74
Primary in North East Lincolnshire LA
49

Nearby primary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Castle
Telephone
01472230230
Website
http://www.queenmaryinfants.org.uk

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