Laceby Stanford Primary Academy, Grimsby
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Grimsby, part of Wellspring Academy Trust. It was 75% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy in detail
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Community members, parents, Stanford Trust members, pupils, staff and governors joined together to create Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Vision. This underpins our aims and values at school. To educate everyone effectively in a happy, safe, caring and stimulating environment, so that they develop a thirst for knowledge, enabling them to reach their full potential."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, gymnastics, basketball, yoga, dance, choir, cooking, art and philosophy.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as Stanford Junior and Infant School (URN 118015), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Laceby Stanford Primary Academy as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Laceby Stanford Primary Academy are Laceby Acres Primary Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths); Western Primary School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 69% maths); Wybers Wood Academy (2.1 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); and Woodlands Academy (2.4 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 84% maths).
Laceby Acres Primary AcademyWestern Primary SchoolWybers Wood AcademyWoodlands Academy
The trust
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy is one of 33 schools run by Wellspring Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 41 pupils (17.7%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) 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.
Staffing
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 34 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Healing Railway Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Lane (adjacent), 380 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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); 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Stanford Junior and Infant School (URN 118015), it was rated Good in February 2015.
At a Glance
16.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
34.3
KS2
8
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Stanford Junior and Infant School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Stanford Junior and Infant School (URN 118015), the school Laceby Stanford Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Laceby Stanford Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Laceby Stanford 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Laceby Stanford Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Laceby Stanford Primary Academy is in North East Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- North East Lincolnshire's school travel policy: Home-to-School Transport Policy 2027 -2028
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
237 pupils
315 places
78 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Grimsby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Grimsby
Across North East Lincolnshire council
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
20.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
231
Total Pupils
133
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
33.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,740
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,053
Per pupil
£1313k
Total funding
£50k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
198
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as Stanford Junior and Infant School (URN 118015), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Laceby Stanford Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Stanford Junior and Infant School (URN 118015), it was rated Good in February 2015.
What is the catchment area for Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Laceby Stanford 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 Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Classes at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy average 28.9 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy has around 231 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Laceby Stanford Primary Academy in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Laceby Stanford 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.
How many road collisions happen near Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Laceby Stanford Primary Academy?
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy is at Cooper Lane, Laceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN37 7AX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)