St Martin's Preparatory School
63 Bargate, Grimsby, DN34 5AA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Joel Jackson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 118125
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472878907
About this school
St Martin's Preparatory School is an independent school in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 153 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Martin's Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St Martin's Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St Martin's Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 29
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Grimsby
-
Sevenhills Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Grimsby
-
Linkage College1.0 miles
Other types · Grimsby
-
Cambridge Park Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Grimsby
-
Special Educational Needs Support Service (Senss)1.2 miles
Other types · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
- St James' School Independent schools
- Great Coates Village Nursery School Nursery
- Scartho Nursery School Nursery
- East Ravendale CofE Primary School Academy Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy Primary
- Enfield Academy of New Waltham Primary
- Fairfield Academy Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Great Coates Primary School Primary
- Healing Primary Academy Primary
- Holton-le-Clay Junior School Primary
- Humberston Cloverfields Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Martin's Preparatory School teach?
- St Martin's Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Grimsby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Martin's Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of St Martin's Preparatory School is Mr Joel Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Martin's Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Martin's Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Martin's Preparatory School?
- St Martin's Preparatory School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Martin's Preparatory School full?
- St Martin's Preparatory School has capacity for 180 pupils and 153 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Martin's Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. St Martin's Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Martin's Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. St Martin's Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Martin's Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Martin's Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.