Macaulay Primary Academy, Grimsby

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Macaulay Primary Academy on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Leaders regularly check how well pupils understand the curriculum."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders provide effective professional learning and support for teachers across the curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that children make a highly positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders create and implement clear, well-thought-out systems to identify pupils who may need extra support with their learning and/or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels carry out their roles highly effectively."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal development offer is extensive."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine and target their work on pupil absence so that attendance for all pupils continues to rise".

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Macaulay Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 77% in North East Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Macaulay Primary Academy as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 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 Macaulay Primary Academy are Littlecoates Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); Ormiston South Parade Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 92% maths); Yarborough Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 67% maths); and Willows Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 82% maths).

Macaulay Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Macaulay Primary Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lister Street (sw-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Macaulay 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 517 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.

In 2024/25, Macaulay Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Macaulay Primary Academy are Ormiston Maritime Academy (0.9 miles), Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss) (1.3 miles) and John Whitgift Academy (1.3 miles).