Caythorpe Primary School, Grantham

Requires Improvement
Primary
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Hunt
Pupils:102 / 140 capacity
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01400272600
Address:High Street, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3DR
Trust:COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:144594
UKPRN:10065511
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Grantham and Bourne
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

22.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

19 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress100%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved90%
Bullying dealt with32%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns63%
Wider development95%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths+9ppWriting-13pp

Reading has declined from 91% to 85%. Maths has improved from 45% to 54%. Writing has declined from 82% to 69%.

Class Sizes

13.8

Avg class size

16.3

Infant (KS1)

10.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

South Parade (adj)
96m · 2 min walk
Eastcliffe Square (adj)
117m · 2 min walk
Demand Responsive Area
194m · 3 min walk
Red Lion PH (opp)
312m · 5 min walk
Pavilion (opp)
321m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

73%

Available places

102 pupils

140 capacity

38 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Grantham

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,100
Projected new pupils:525

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Grantham

Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire

Low demand0.74x oversubscription

Places available

8,932

Applications

6,589

Got 1st preference

95.7%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

10 December 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
24 May 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
10 October 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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School Funding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.2568%

Overall absence

20.58824%

Persistent absence

102

Enrolments

Authorised6.33975%
Unauthorised0.91705%
Persistent (10%+)20.58824%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

5.15564%
18/19
4.24027%
20/21
9.50738%
21/22
7.1781%
22/23
6.12731%
23/24
7.2568%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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