The Isaac Newton Primary School
Dysart Road, Grantham, NG31 7DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Milner
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 141100
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476568616
About this school
The Isaac Newton Primary School is a primary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 365 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 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 62% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 68% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| 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 The Isaac Newton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Isaac Newton Primary School compares
The Isaac Newton Primary School ranked 212th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.4% | 54.7% | 365 | — |
| Huntingtower Community Primary Academy | 53% | 4.1% | 39.1% | 417 | 0.4 miles |
| West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy | 41% | 6.7% | 66.8% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 0.7 miles |
| Poplar Farm School | 63% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 414 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham | 60% | 4.4% | 28.7% | 208 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.66%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 14.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huntingtower Community Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Poplar Farm School0.9 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham1.0 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
The Isaac Newton Primary School ranks 21st of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Isaac Newton Primary School teach?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Isaac Newton Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Isaac Newton Primary School is Mr David Milner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Isaac Newton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Isaac Newton Primary School, 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 The Isaac Newton Primary School?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Isaac Newton Primary School full?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 365 on roll (87%), 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 The Isaac Newton Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Isaac Newton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Isaac Newton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Isaac Newton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Isaac Newton Primary School?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Isaac Newton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Isaac Newton Primary School rank locally?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School ranked 212th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Isaac Newton Primary School's absence rate?
- The Isaac Newton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Isaac Newton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Isaac Newton Primary School'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.