Weelsby Academy

Weelsby Academy has made significant strides since its previous inspection, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils feel cared for and are encouraged to succeed. The early years provision is particularly strong, with children benefiting from a well-structured curriculum focused on language development and practical life skills. While the leaders are committed to the academic success of all pupils, including those with special educational needs, there are some areas for improvement in teachers' subject knowledge across the curriculum, which occasionally leads to missed learning opportunities for the pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy school and feel supported in their learning.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and academic performance.
• Outstanding early years provision with a strong focus on language development.
• Effective phonics teaching leads to exceptional early reading progress.
• Strong support for pupils with additional needs, including SEND.
• Leaders provide extensive training and development opportunities for staff.
• Creative life skills programs enhance pupils' understanding of their community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack important subject knowledge in certain areas.
• Opportunities to correct misconceptions can be missed.
• Inconsistent adjustments in teaching strategies for pupils' specific needs.

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 Weelsby Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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 Weelsby 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 Weelsby Academy had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% 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, 29.3% of pupils at Weelsby Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 Weelsby Academy received £8,249 and spent £7,754 for each of its 323 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £412,000 (£1,279 per pupil).

Across all 62 schools of Delta Academies Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,562 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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All schools in Grimsby · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Weelsby Academy is part of Delta Academies Trust, which runs 62 schools. The nearest others:

• Strand Primary Academy Grimsby
• Macaulay Primary Academy Grimsby
• Willows Academy Grimsby
• John Whitgift Academy Grimsby
• Wybers Wood Academy Grimsby
• Estcourt Primary Academy Hull
• Craven Primary Academy Hull
• Mersey Primary Academy Hull
• Worlaby Academy Brigg
• Hull Trinity House Academy Hull

What is Weelsby Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weelsby Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Weelsby Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Weelsby Academy was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Weelsby Academy have?

Weelsby Academy has 328 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weelsby Academy cover?

Weelsby Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Weelsby Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Weelsby Academy?

Weelsby Academy is at Weelsby Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN32 7PF.