The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
Gonerby Road, Gonerby Hill Foot, Grantham, NG31 8HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Crossland
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 120524
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476565800
About this school
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 259 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, 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 | 51 | 50 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| 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 The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England 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 | 57% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School compares
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School ranked 69th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.4% | 26.3% | 259 | — |
| Poplar Farm School | 63% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 414 | 0.5 miles |
| Cliffedale Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 284 | 0.6 miles |
| The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby | 56% | 4.9% | 25% | 155 | 0.7 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 1.0 miles |
| The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham | — | 6.3% | 32.8% | 158 | 1.1 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)
- 26.29%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 7.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Poplar Farm School0.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
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Cliffedale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby0.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
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St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham1.1 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School teach?
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School is Mrs Amanda Crossland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England 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 The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School?
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School full?
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School has capacity for 351 pupils and 259 on roll (74%), 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 The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School ranked 69th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England 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.