Bursar Primary Academy
Clee Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 9HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Kate Finney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Humber Education Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 138467
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472691798
About this school
Bursar Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bursar Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 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 | 30 | 29 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 76% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 86% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Bursar 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 | 73% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 293 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bursar Primary Academy compares
Bursar Primary Academy ranked 27th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 | 65% | 4.5% | 21.5% | 293 | — |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | 74% | 4.8% | 38.6% | 458 | 0.3 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 0.4 miles |
| William Barcroft Junior School | 74% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 273 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 0.6 miles |
| Reynolds Primary Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 338 | 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)
- 21.45%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Clee Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
William Barcroft Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Reynolds Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
Bursar Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Middlethorpe 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 ages does Bursar Primary Academy teach?
- Bursar Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of Bursar Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Bursar Primary Academy is Headteacher Kate Finney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bursar Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bursar 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 many pupils are at Bursar Primary Academy?
- Bursar Primary Academy has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bursar Primary Academy full?
- Bursar Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 293 on roll (93%), 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 Bursar Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Bursar Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bursar Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bursar Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bursar Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bursar Primary Academy is part of HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bursar Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bursar Primary Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Bursar Primary Academy ranked 27th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 Bursar Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Bursar Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bursar Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bursar 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.