Marshchapel Infant School

Marshchapel Infant School is performing well, having taken effective steps to maintain the high standards established during its last inspection. The school fosters a strong sense of community and builds excellent relationships with pupils and their families, contributing significantly to the students' pride and enjoyment in attending school. The staff's high expectations inspire pupils, who display confidence in their learning and demonstrate good behavior throughout the school. The curriculum is well-structured to support students, including those with special educational needs, aiding them in flourishing academically and personally.

Strengths

• Strong relationships with pupils and families.
• High expectations for student performance and behavior.
• Effective support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) students.
• Well-sequenced and refined curriculum.
• Successful prioritization of reading and mathematical skills.
• Pupils' character development and confidence building.
• Inclusive environment promoting respect and understanding of diversity.
• Strong personal development program preparing students for modern Britain.
• Positive feedback from parents about the school's efforts.

Areas for Improvement

• Learning activities do not always align closely with curriculum intentions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Marshchapel Infant School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Marshchapel Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Marshchapel Infant School had 10.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Marshchapel Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Marshchapel Infant School received £16,157 and spent £16,028 for each of its 27 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£1,891 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Marshchapel Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marshchapel Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Marshchapel Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Marshchapel Infant School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Marshchapel Infant School have?

Marshchapel Infant School has 27 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marshchapel Infant School cover?

Marshchapel Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Marshchapel Infant School?

Marshchapel Infant School is at Sea Dyke Way, Marshchapel, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 5SX.