Scartho Infants' School and Nursery, Grimsby
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Grimsby, part of Wellspring Academy Trust. It was 84% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 Infants' School and Nursery in detail
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Scartho Infants' School and Nursery as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 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 Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Scartho Infants' School and Nursery are Scartho Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 83% maths); Fairfield Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 84% maths); and Scartho Gateway Academy (0.8 miles).
Scartho Junior AcademyFairfield AcademyLisle Marsden Church of England Primary AcademyScartho Gateway Academy
The trust
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery 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
In 2026, 9 pupils (6.3%) received SEN support and 12 (8.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Conyers Avenue (adjacent), 350 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Scartho Infants' School and Nursery are Oasis Academy Wintringham (0.7 miles), Ormiston Maritime Academy (1.2 miles) and Waltham Toll Bar Academy (1.4 miles).
Oasis Academy WintringhamOrmiston Maritime AcademyWaltham 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); 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
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Scartho Infants' School and Nursery (URN 117956), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2022.
At a Glance
24.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.8
Avg class size
23.8
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Term dates
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Scartho Infants' School and Nursery 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
- 28
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 21 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 5 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 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 Infants' School and Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
151 pupils
180 places
29 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
9
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
14.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
142
Total Pupils
74
Boys
68
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,859
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,827
Per pupil
£938k
Total funding
£33k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
15.4%
Persistent absence
104
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Questions parents ask about Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
What is Scartho Infants' School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Scartho Infants' School and Nursery (URN 117956), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2022.
What is the catchment area for Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Scartho Infants' School and Nursery 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 Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
Classes at Scartho Infants' School and Nursery average 23.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has around 142 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
6% of sessions were missed at Scartho Infants' School and Nursery in 2024/25. 15.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Scartho Infants' School and Nursery 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 Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 21 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 5 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 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 Infants' School and Nursery?
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery is at Edge Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 2DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)