Great Coates Primary School, Grimsby

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Great Coates Primary School as it is a very special place. Our school values are at the heart of everything we do and as a result our school family has created a warm, friendly and welcoming school, which is a safe, happy and a fun place to learn."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, yoga, choir, knitting and cheerleading.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 1 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Great Coates Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% 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 89% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Great Coates Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Great Coates Primary School are Willows Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 82% maths); Wybers Wood Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); Yarborough Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 72% reading, 67% maths); and Littlecoates Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths).

Great Coates Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Great Coates Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Harbour Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Great Coates Primary School (as of September 2025): 50% would recommend the school, 57% say their child is happy there and 36% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (36%).

48.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 33 pupils (13%) received SEN support and 5 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Great Coates Rail Station, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cromwell Road (o/s 419), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 96 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211).

In 2024/25, Great Coates Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Great Coates Primary School are John Whitgift Academy (0.1 miles) and Healing Academy (1.4 miles).