Scartho Junior Academy

Scartho Junior Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The principal and leadership team foster a holistic education environment, where the academic and personal development of pupils are prioritized equally. The school is noted for its strong pupil outcomes and a positive school culture, with students displaying good behavior and maturity. Parents and staff appreciate the school's supportive environment and initiatives that enhance both learning and well-being. While the school excels in providing a broad curriculum and has effective teaching strategies, there are areas for improvement, particularly in phonics instruction. Some staff lack the necessary expertise in this area, which has led to inconsistency in teaching methods. However, school leaders are aware of the issue and are taking steps to address it. Overall, the school demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement and the well-being of its students.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well academically.
• Behavior and conduct of pupils are commendable.
• Holistic education approach with a focus on personal development.
• Effective leadership and vision for the school.
• Strong reading promotion and encouragement of reading for pleasure.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive engagement with parents and carers.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in phonics instruction due to some staff lacking expertise.

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 Scartho Junior Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Scartho Junior Academy 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 Scartho Junior Academy had 22.1 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, 12.0% of pupils at Scartho Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 2024–25 Scartho Junior Academy received £6,506 and spent £6,245 for each of its 249 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £647,000 (£2,598 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Scartho Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scartho Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Scartho Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Scartho Junior Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Scartho Junior Academy have?

Scartho Junior Academy has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scartho Junior Academy cover?

Scartho Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Scartho Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Scartho Junior Academy?

Scartho Junior Academy is at Edge Avenue, Scartho, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2DH.