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Bursar Primary Academy, Cleethorpes

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Bursar Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Cleethorpes, part of Humber Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 8 schools in Cleethorpes with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North East Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bursar Primary Academy in detail

Results

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Bursar Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 77% in North East Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Bursar Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Bursar Primary Academy as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Bursar Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bursar Primary Academy are Old Clee Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 25% reading, 33% maths); William Barcroft Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); and Queen Mary Avenue Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

Bursar Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Old Clee Primary AcademySaint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyWilliam Barcroft Junior SchoolQueen Mary Avenue Infant School

The trust

Bursar Primary Academy is one of 17 schools run by Humber Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 17 schools in Humber Education Trust

Who goes there

2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

Bursar Primary Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Cleethorpes Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stamford Club (opposite), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bursar Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 429 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bursar Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Bursar Primary Academy are Havelock Academy (0.3 miles), Beacon Academy (0.4 miles), Cleethorpes Academy (0.7 miles) and Oasis Academy Wintringham (1.2 miles).

Havelock AcademyBeacon AcademyCleethorpes AcademyOasis Academy Wintringham

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Headteacher Kate Finney
Pupils:293
LA:North East Lincolnshire
Phone:01472691798
Address:Clee Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 9HU
Trust:HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST (17 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 18 October 2023View full report
URN:138467
UKPRN:10037802
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

18.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-9ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.1

Avg class size

23.3

Infant (KS1)

28.3

KS2

12

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Bursar Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in North East Lincolnshire

Term dates

Bursar Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North East Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Stamford Club (opp)
121m · 2 min walk
Clee Crescent (opp)
147m · 2 min walk
Lincoln Road (adj)
200m · 3 min walk
Cynthia Road (adj)
221m · 4 min walk
Davenport Drive (o/s 86)
320m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Bursar Primary Academy is in North East Lincolnshire; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
24
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in North East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Bursar Primary Academy

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Bursar Primary Academy.
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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Bursar Primary Academy for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in North East Lincolnshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

289 pupils

315 places

26 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Cleethorpes

Low pressure
New homes approved:313
Projected new pupils:78

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cleethorpes

Across North East Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.62 applications per place

Places available

2,175

Applications

1,358

Got 1st preference

97.4%

Got preferred school

99.6%

All primary applications across North East Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(4)

18 October 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

9 May 2018
24 June 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

46

SEN Support

17

EHC Plans

21.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty16
Specific Learning Difficulty14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Speech, Language & Communication11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
96.9%
Black
0.3%
Mixed
1.7%
Other
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.4%
English as Additional Language2.7%

293

Total Pupils

144

Boys

149

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

19

Teachers

15.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,911

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,442

Per pupil

£1760k

Total funding

£85k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£192,648
EAL funding£2,770
Lump sum£141,473

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.5%

Overall absence

11.7%

Persistent absence

256

Enrolments

Authorised2.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)11.7%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
4.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Bursar Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Bursar Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Bursar Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Bursar Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Bursar Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Bursar Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Bursar Primary Academy is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bursar Primary Academy?

Bursar Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 315 places.

How big are the classes at Bursar Primary Academy?

Classes at Bursar Primary Academy average 24.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Bursar Primary Academy?

Bursar Primary Academy has around 293 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Bursar Primary Academy?

4.5% of sessions were missed at Bursar Primary Academy in 2024/25. 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bursar Primary Academy?

Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bursar Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Bursar Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Bursar Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Bursar Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bursar Primary Academy?

Bursar Primary Academy is at Clee Road, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 9HU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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