Cliffedale Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Northcliffe Road
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 8DP
Phone 01476568740
Reference Number 120393

Cliffedale Primary School is performing well overall, consistently achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection categories. The school fosters an inclusive and supportive environment where pupils feel valued and motivated to excel in their studies. Most students exhibit strong behavior and positive attitudes toward learning, benefiting from a redeveloped curriculum that enhances their educational experience. The engagement of parents and carers further highlights the effectiveness of leadership at the school, which has positively progressed since the last inspection.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 297
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.47%
Girls: 52.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 13 32
2 22 22 44
3 21 24 45
4 15 30 45
5 22 28 50
6 20 23 43

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.1%
Mixed, Other 4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Asian, Other 3.4%
White, Other 2.7%
African 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Feb 2024
Date Report
06 Feb 2024 School inspection:
22 Nov 2022 School inspection
09 May 2017 Full inspection:
10 Nov 2015 Monitoring visit
24 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
14 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
10 Jan 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud to attend the inclusive and friendly environment of Cliffedale.
  • The school has a well-structured curriculum that promotes logical learning progressions.
  • Early years provision offers a nurturing environment that fosters independence.
  • Staff demonstrate good subject knowledge and model effective learning strategies.
  • There is a strong focus on personal development and character education.

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff do not always check closely enough on pupils' progress during lessons.
  • Some activities selected by staff do not align well with the curriculum needs of pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.1
Writing -0.1
Maths 0.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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