Belmont Community Primary School, Grantham

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From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Belmont Community Primary School. Proudly serving our community since 1975, we are delighted to be celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. Belmont is a happy, caring and ambitious school where children thrive, achieve their very best and live our shared values every day."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, gardening and homework club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:20am and after-school care, from £1.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 3.30pm and an open evening on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Belmont Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 60% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Belmont Community Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Belmont Community Primary School are The Harrowby Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Belton Lane Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 85% maths); Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); and The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham (1 mile, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Belmont Community Primary School.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Belmont Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Grantham Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belmont Primary School (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Belmont Community Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 6.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Belmont Community Primary School are Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (1.1 miles); The King's School, Grantham (1.3 miles); and The Priory Ruskin Academy (1.4 miles).