Strand Primary Academy
Strand Street, Grimsby, DN32 7BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Lisa McCall
- 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
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 138866
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472506650
About this school
Strand Primary Academy is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 175 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- 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 | 22 | 27 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 56% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 32% | 56% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 70% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 27% | 37% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Strand 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 | 23% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Strand Primary Academy compares
Strand Primary Academy ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.6% | 57.9% | 175 | — |
| Weelsby Academy | 75% | 4.2% | 62.1% | 328 | 0.3 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 41% | 4.2% | 46% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Edward Heneage Primary Academy | 77% | 4.8% | 54.1% | 196 | 0.8 miles |
| Ormiston South Parade Academy | 82% | 5.2% | 51% | 574 | 0.9 miles |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 1.0 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 report20 January 2026
- 19 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.89%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 11.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weelsby Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Edward Heneage Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Ormiston South Parade Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Grimsby
Strand Primary Academy ranks 8th 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 Strand Primary Academy teach?
- Strand Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the principal of Strand Primary Academy?
- The principal of Strand Primary Academy is Mrs Lisa McCall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Strand Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Strand 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 Strand Primary Academy?
- Strand Primary Academy has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Strand Primary Academy full?
- Strand Primary Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 175 on roll (73%), 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 Strand Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Strand Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Strand Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Strand Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Strand Primary Academy?
- Strand Primary 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 Strand Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Strand Primary Academy rank locally?
- Strand Primary Academy ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Strand Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Strand Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Strand Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Strand 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.