St Martin's Preparatory School, Grimsby
St Martin's Preparatory School is an independent school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Grimsby. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in December 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Martin's Preparatory School in detail
St Martin's Preparatory School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.15am, an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 9am and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 9.15am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in North East Lincolnshire
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to St Martin's Preparatory School are St James' School (0.4 miles); and Learning4Life-GY (1.3 miles, Good).
Who goes there
In 2026, 29 pupils (19%) received SEN support and 2 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Martins Prep School (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 586 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 17 May 2016, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
9 December 2025
Non-Routine Inspection
1 November 2023
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
4 October 2022
Regulatory Compliance
12 June 2019
Integrated
30 April 2013
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Martin's Preparatory School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 68
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 20
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 68 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 48 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 6 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
22 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
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
153 pupils
180 places
27 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
2,030
Applications
1,851
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
96.9%
All secondary applications across North East Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
153
Total Pupils
77
Boys
76
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
St Martin's Preparatory School
Questions parents ask about St Martin's Preparatory School
When was St Martin's Preparatory School last inspected?
St Martin's Preparatory School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in December 2025.
How many pupils go to St Martin's Preparatory School?
St Martin's Preparatory School has around 153 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to St Martin's Preparatory School?
St Martin's Preparatory School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near St Martin's Preparatory School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 68 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 48 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 6 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 22 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 St Martin's Preparatory School?
St Martin's Preparatory School is at 63 Bargate, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 5AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)