The Isaac Newton Primary School, Grantham

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~553m)Possible (~790m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Milner
Pupils:365 / 420 capacity
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01476568616
Address:Dysart Road, Grantham, NG31 7DG
Trust:COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:141100
UKPRN:10046539
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Grantham and Bourne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

50.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

17 responses
Would recommend88%
Child is happy94%
Well taught94%
Good progress82%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with41%
Kept informed94%
Handles concerns71%
Wider development82%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-24ppMaths-26ppWriting-12pp

Reading has declined from 77% to 53%. Maths has declined from 82% to 56%. Writing has declined from 70% to 58%.

Class Sizes

27.6

Avg class size

27.2

Infant (KS1)

27.9

KS2

14

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

7 Goodliff Road (adj)
147m · 2 min walk
Kempton Way (adj)
215m · 3 min walk
Brading Avenue (opp)
238m · 4 min walk
Avon Close (opp)
246m · 4 min walk
Foston Road (opp)
265m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

87%

Available places

365 pupils

420 capacity

55 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Grantham

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,100
Projected new pupils:525

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Grantham

Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire

Low demand0.74x oversubscription

Places available

8,932

Applications

6,589

Got 1st preference

95.7%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
29 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
13 September 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.36934%

Overall absence

14.61318%

Persistent absence

349

Enrolments

Authorised3.74011%
Unauthorised1.62924%
Persistent (10%+)14.61318%
Severe (50%+)0.8596%

Absence trend

3.82343%
18/19
3.42684%
20/21
5.82147%
21/22
5.68905%
22/23
5.7701%
23/24
5.36934%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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