Cliffedale Primary School
Northcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Ward
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- URN
- 120393
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476568740
About this school
Cliffedale Primary School is a community primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 284 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 46 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 74% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 80% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 91% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Cliffedale 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 | 59% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cliffedale Primary School compares
Cliffedale Primary School ranked 135th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 284 | — |
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 26.3% | 259 | 0.6 miles |
| The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham | — | 6.3% | 32.8% | 158 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 0.6 miles |
| Belton Lane Community Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 41% | 303 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 66% | 5.2% | 26.5% | 183 | 0.8 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
- 6 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.53%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 9.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham0.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Belton Lane Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Cliffedale Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cliffedale Primary School teach?
- Cliffedale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cliffedale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cliffedale Primary School is Mr Stuart Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cliffedale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cliffedale 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 big is Cliffedale Primary School?
- Cliffedale Primary School has 284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cliffedale Primary School full?
- Cliffedale Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 284 on roll (90%), 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 Cliffedale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cliffedale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cliffedale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cliffedale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cliffedale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cliffedale Primary School rank locally?
- Cliffedale Primary School ranked 135th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cliffedale Primary School's absence rate?
- Cliffedale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cliffedale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliffedale 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.