Middlethorpe Primary Academy
Highthorpe Crescent, Cleethorpes, DN35 9PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Annabel Atkin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 137996
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472698185
About this school
Middlethorpe Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 240 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 77% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 84% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 81% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 65% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Middlethorpe Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middlethorpe Primary Academy compares
Middlethorpe Primary Academy ranked 1st of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 4% | 27.9% | 240 | — |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 0.4 miles |
| Bursar Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 21.5% | 293 | 0.8 miles |
| Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy | 76% | 5.2% | 45.3% | 307 | 0.8 miles |
| Signhills Academy | 74% | 4.6% | 17.5% | 344 | 0.9 miles |
| Signhills Infant Academy | — | 4.1% | 7.2% | 201 | 0.9 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)
- 27.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 8.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Bursar Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Signhills Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Signhills Infant Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
Middlethorpe Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primary
- Reynolds Primary Academy Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primary
- Signhills Academy Primary
- Signhills Infant Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- William Barcroft Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Middlethorpe Primary Academy teach?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the principal of Middlethorpe Primary Academy?
- The principal of Middlethorpe Primary Academy is Mrs Annabel Atkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Middlethorpe Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middlethorpe Primary Academy, 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 Middlethorpe Primary Academy?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Middlethorpe Primary Academy full?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 240 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Middlethorpe Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Middlethorpe Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Middlethorpe Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Middlethorpe Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Middlethorpe Primary Academy?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Middlethorpe Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Middlethorpe Primary Academy rank locally?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy ranked 1st of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middlethorpe Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middlethorpe Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middlethorpe Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.