Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy
Trinity Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 8UL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THRUNSCOE PRIMARY AND NURSERY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Bate
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 138468
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472320781
About this school
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 44 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 68% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 89% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery 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 | 57% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 288 |
| 2024/25 | 285 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 10th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.2% | 45.3% | 307 | — |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 149 | 0.3 miles |
| Signhills Academy | 74% | 4.6% | 17.5% | 344 | 0.5 miles |
| Signhills Infant Academy | — | 4.1% | 7.2% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.25%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 13.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Signhills Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Signhills Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Reynolds Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- 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
- William Barcroft Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy is Mr Simon Bate, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery 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 Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 307 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy part of an academy trust?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy is part of THRUNSCOE PRIMARY AND NURSERY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy'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 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 10th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery 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.