Corby Glen Community Primary School
Station Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, NG33 4NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Zak Warner
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 120374
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476550260
About this school
Corby Glen Community Primary School is a community primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corby Glen Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 46% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 31% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 46% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 96.0 | 94.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Corby Glen Community Primary 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corby Glen Community Primary School compares
Corby Glen Community Primary School ranked 246th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 0% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 0% | 4% | 31.3% | 99 | — |
| Ingoldsby Academy | 67% | 4.9% | 20.8% | 68 | 3.4 miles |
| Bythams Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 40.4% | 58 | 3.8 miles |
| Colsterworth Church of England Primary School | 59% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 159 | 4.1 miles |
| The Edenham Church of England School | 53% | 3.8% | 19.8% | 110 | 4.4 miles |
| Great Ponton Church of England School | 33% | 4.1% | 32.6% | 55 | 5.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 8.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ingoldsby Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Bythams Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
The Edenham Church of England School4.4 miles
Primary · Bourne
-
Great Ponton Church of England School5.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Corby Glen Community Primary School ranks 28th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Corby Glen Community Primary School teach?
- Corby Glen Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Corby Glen Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Corby Glen Community Primary School is Mr Zak Warner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corby Glen Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corby Glen Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Corby Glen Community Primary School?
- Corby Glen Community Primary School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Corby Glen Community Primary School full?
- Corby Glen Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 99 on roll (94%), 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 Corby Glen Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Corby Glen Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Corby Glen Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Corby Glen Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Corby Glen Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corby Glen Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Corby Glen Community Primary School ranked 246th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 0% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corby Glen Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Corby Glen Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corby Glen Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corby Glen Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.