Weelsby Academy
Weelsby Street, Grimsby, DN32 7PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Miss Catherine Davenport
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 138279
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472806778
About this school
Weelsby Academy is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 328 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 42 | 55 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 62% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 67% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 60% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Weelsby 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 | 52% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 355 |
| 2024/25 | 340 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weelsby Academy compares
Weelsby Academy ranked 12th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 4.2% | 62.1% | 328 | — |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 41% | 4.2% | 46% | 221 | 0.2 miles |
| Strand Primary Academy | 77% | 4.6% | 57.9% | 175 | 0.3 miles |
| Edward Heneage Primary Academy | 77% | 4.8% | 54.1% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 0.7 miles |
| William Barcroft Junior School | 74% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 273 | 0.7 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)
- 62.1%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 12.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Strand Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Edward Heneage Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
William Barcroft Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Grimsby
Weelsby Academy ranks 10th 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 Weelsby Academy teach?
- Weelsby Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the executive principal of Weelsby Academy?
- The executive principal of Weelsby Academy is Miss Catherine Davenport, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weelsby Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weelsby 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 Weelsby Academy?
- Weelsby Academy has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Weelsby Academy full?
- Weelsby Academy has capacity for 459 pupils and 328 on roll (71%), 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 Weelsby Academy a faith school?
- No. Weelsby Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Weelsby Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Weelsby Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Weelsby Academy?
- Weelsby Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Weelsby Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weelsby Academy rank locally?
- Weelsby Academy ranked 12th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 Weelsby Academy's absence rate?
- Weelsby Academy's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weelsby Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weelsby 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.