Tetney Primary School
Humberston Road, Tetney, Grimsby, DN36 5NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Tom Newling
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 120482
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472812074
About this school
Tetney Primary School is a community primary school in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 123 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 60% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 65% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 70% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Tetney 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 | 74% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tetney Primary School compares
Tetney Primary School ranked 60th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 20.9% | 123 | — |
| Holton-le-Clay Junior School | 71% | 5.3% | 25.7% | 99 | 1.6 miles |
| Holton Le Clay Infant School | — | 4.8% | 12.7% | 71 | 1.7 miles |
| The North Cotes Church of England Primary School | — | 12.5% | 37.1% | 29 | 2.4 miles |
| Lift North Thoresby | 69% | 5.1% | 21.2% | 98 | 2.4 miles |
| Humberston Cloverfields Academy | 78% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 307 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.93%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holton-le-Clay Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Holton Le Clay Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Nr Grimsby
-
The North Cotes Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · North Cotes
-
Lift North Thoresby2.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Humberston Cloverfields Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Tetney Primary School ranks 17th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Grimsby.
- 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
- Keelby Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Acres Primary Academy Primary
- Laceby Stanford Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tetney Primary School teach?
- Tetney Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the headteacher of Tetney Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tetney Primary School is Headteacher Tom Newling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tetney Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tetney 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 Tetney Primary School?
- Tetney Primary School has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tetney Primary School full?
- Tetney Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 123 on roll (88%), 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 Tetney Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tetney Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tetney Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tetney Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Tetney Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tetney Primary School rank locally?
- Tetney Primary School ranked 60th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tetney Primary School's absence rate?
- Tetney Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tetney Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tetney 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.