Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe
Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 1AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Heather O'Connor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 489
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 138237
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472310013
About this school
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe, 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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 56 | 65 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 40% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 48% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 55% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 48% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe 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 | 46% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe compares
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe ranked 42nd of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 8.3% | 75.9% | 363 | — |
| Woodlands Academy | 78% | 4.1% | 50.9% | 313 | 0.7 miles |
| Scartho Gateway Academy | — | — | — | 92 | 0.7 miles |
| Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.4% | 34.7% | 603 | 0.8 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 51.8% | 285 | 0.8 miles |
| Scartho Junior Academy | 75% | 4.3% | 33.7% | 233 | 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
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.87%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.33%
- Persistent absence
- 26.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlands Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Scartho Gateway Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Grange Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Scartho Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe ranks 34th 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 ages does Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe teach?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is Mrs Heather O'Connor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe, 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 Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe full?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe has capacity for 489 pupils and 363 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 Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe as having nursery classes.
- Is Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe ranked 42nd of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe'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 15 July 2026.