Scartho Gateway Academy, Grimsby
Scartho Gateway Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Grimsby, part of Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place.
- Demand
- 1.6 first choices per place
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
Scartho Gateway Academy in detail
Getting a place at Scartho Gateway Academy
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Scartho Gateway Academy as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Scartho Gateway Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Scartho Gateway Academy are Woodlands Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 84% maths); Fairfield Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Springfield Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 98% maths); and Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe (0.7 miles, Good, 49% reading, 43% maths).
Woodlands AcademyFairfield AcademySpringfield Primary AcademyOasis Academy Nunsthorpe
The trust
Scartho Gateway Academy is one of 11 schools run by Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 5 pupils (5.4%) received SEN support and 9 (9.8%) 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 physical disability.
Scartho Gateway Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caspian Crescent (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Scartho Gateway Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Scartho Gateway Academy are Ormiston Maritime Academy (1.1 miles), Oasis Academy Wintringham (1.3 miles) and Waltham Toll Bar Academy (1.8 miles).
Ormiston Maritime AcademyOasis Academy WintringhamWaltham Toll Bar Academy
Sources: 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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
22.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
15.3
Avg class size
16.7
Infant (KS1)
19.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Scartho Gateway Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Scartho Gateway Academy.
- Premier Education WAC @ Scartho Gateway AcademyAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Scartho Gateway Academy is a free school, 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 Scartho Gateway Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Scartho Gateway 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Scartho Gateway Academy
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Scartho Gateway Academy for 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
44%
Available places
92 pupils
210 places
118 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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: 1.6 first choices per place
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
5
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
15.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Scartho Gateway Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
92
Total Pupils
51
Boys
41
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
15.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,113
Mean salary
2026 data
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Scartho Gateway Academy
Questions parents ask about Scartho Gateway Academy
What is the catchment area for Scartho Gateway Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Scartho Gateway Academy is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Scartho Gateway Academy?
Classes at Scartho Gateway Academy average 15.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Scartho Gateway Academy?
Scartho Gateway Academy has around 92 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Scartho Gateway Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Scartho Gateway Academy has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 12 places, 6 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Scartho Gateway Academy?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Scartho Gateway 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 Scartho Gateway Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Education WAC @ Scartho Gateway Academy (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Scartho Gateway Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 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 Scartho Gateway Academy?
Scartho Gateway Academy is at Matthew Telford Park, Grimsby, DN33 3EP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)