Old Clee Primary Academy
Colin Avenue, Grimsby, DN32 8EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OLD CLEE PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Head Teacher
- Miss Debbie Richardson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 458
- URN
- 139472
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472691887
About this school
Old Clee Primary Academy is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 458 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Clee 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 20 April 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 | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Old Clee 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 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 588 |
| 2023/24 | 564 |
| 2024/25 | 510 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Clee Primary Academy compares
Old Clee Primary Academy ranked 13th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.8% | 38.6% | 458 | — |
| Bursar Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 21.5% | 293 | 0.3 miles |
| William Barcroft Junior School | 74% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 0.4 miles |
| Welholme Academy | 55% | 6.2% | 63.8% | 528 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 8% | 6.8% | 39.7% | 61 | 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)
- 38.64%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bursar Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
William Barcroft Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
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Welholme Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Grimsby
Old Clee Primary Academy ranks 11th 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 Old Clee Primary Academy teach?
- Old Clee Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the head teacher of Old Clee Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Old Clee Primary Academy is Miss Debbie Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Clee Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Clee 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 Old Clee Primary Academy?
- Old Clee Primary Academy has 458 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Clee Primary Academy full?
- Old Clee Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 458 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 Old Clee Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Old Clee Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Clee Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Clee Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Old Clee Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Old Clee Primary Academy is part of OLD CLEE PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Clee Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Clee Primary Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Old Clee Primary Academy ranked 13th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Clee Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Old Clee Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Clee Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Clee 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.