Coomb Briggs Primary Academy

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy is a smaller-than-average primary school in Immingham and is part of Wellspring Academy Trust. Following a full section 5 inspection in June 2026, the school is working at the expected standard across all inspected areas, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils are happy, safe and attend regularly, and behaviour is a notable strength: pupils show respect, kindness and positive attitudes to learning, while bullying is rare. The executive headteacher joined in November 2025, and leaders have made improvements across the curriculum, teaching and inclusion. Achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development all meet the expected standard. Pupils achieve broadly in line with national outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND make suitable progress from their starting points. Reading and phonics are prioritised, and leaders responded quickly to lower phonics outcomes last year. The early years curriculum is well sequenced, and children settle quickly and are prepared well for Year 1. Leaders are diligent, trustees fulfil their roles effectively, and staff are positive about professional development and support. There are still areas for further work. Some parents and carers feel inconsistently informed about aspects of the school's work, including priorities for improvement and how positive behaviour is promoted. Pupils do not always make strong connections to previous learning, and leaders should further develop staff expertise in identifying and addressing gaps in pupils' knowledge. The enrichment offer also needs strengthening so that more pupils can develop their talents and interests. Overall, this is a secure and improving school with no urgent concerns.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which concerns are actively identified and managed.
• Pupils are happy, safe and feel well supported by staff.
• Attendance is good, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Behaviour is strong, bullying is rare, and pupils model respect and kindness.
• Reading and phonics are prioritised, with effective catch-up after lower phonics outcomes.
• Pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils make suitable progress from their starting points.
• The early years curriculum is well sequenced and prepares children well for Year 1.
• Leaders are diligent, understand the school's position and act in pupils' best interests.
• Trustees and the trust hold leaders to account effectively.
• Staff value professional development and the support they receive with workload and wellbeing.
• Personal development, mental health support and pastoral care are well considered.

Areas for Improvement

• Some parents and carers feel inconsistently informed about school priorities and how positive behaviour is promoted.
• Leaders should continue forging constructive relationships with parents, carers and the local community.
• Pupils do not always make connections to previous learning as well as they could.
• Staff expertise in identifying and addressing gaps in pupils' knowledge requires further development.
• The enrichment offer is not broad enough to develop all pupils' talents and interests.
• Assessment checks in lessons could be more responsive to deepen pupils' understanding across subjects.

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 Coomb Briggs Primary Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Coomb Briggs Primary 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 Coomb Briggs Primary Academy had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 7.2% of pupils at Coomb Briggs Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 Coomb Briggs Primary Academy received £7,408 and spent £7,382 for each of its 166 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£819 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of Wellspring Academy Trust, income was £12,764 and spending £12,663 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 Immingham · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy is part of Wellspring Academy Trust, which runs 25 schools. The nearest others:

• Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Grimsby
• Littlecoates Primary Academy Grimsby
• Scartho Infants' School and Nursery Grimsby
• Beacon Academy Cleethorpes
• Trent View College Scunthorpe
• Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy Louth
• Lacey Gardens Junior Academy Louth
• Horncastle Primary School Horncastle
• Oakhill Primary Academy Barnsley
• Springwell Special Academy Barnsley

What is Coomb Briggs Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coomb Briggs Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Coomb Briggs Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Coomb Briggs Primary Academy have?

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy has 153 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coomb Briggs Primary Academy cover?

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Coomb Briggs Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coomb Briggs Primary Academy?

Coomb Briggs Primary Academy is at Roval Drive, Immingham, Lincolnshire, DN40 2DY.