Elliston Primary Academy
Elliston Street, Cleethopres, DN35 7HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Caroline Patterson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 393
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 141773
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472235116
About this school
Elliston Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cleethopres. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 341 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elliston 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 66% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 77% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Elliston 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 | 56% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elliston Primary Academy compares
Elliston Primary Academy ranked 19th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 | 72% | 4.5% | 59% | 341 | — |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 0.3 miles |
| William Barcroft Junior School | 74% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| Reynolds Primary Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 338 | 0.4 miles |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | 74% | 4.8% | 38.6% | 458 | 0.8 miles |
| Weelsby Academy | 75% | 4.2% | 62.1% | 328 | 0.8 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)
- 58.96%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 11.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
William Barcroft Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Reynolds Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Old Clee Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Weelsby Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Common questions
- What ages does Elliston Primary Academy teach?
- Elliston Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethopres.
- Who is the headteacher of Elliston Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Elliston Primary Academy is Caroline Patterson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elliston Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elliston 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 Elliston Primary Academy?
- Elliston Primary Academy has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elliston Primary Academy full?
- Elliston Primary Academy has capacity for 393 pupils and 341 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 Elliston Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Elliston Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Elliston Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elliston Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Elliston Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Elliston Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elliston Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elliston Primary Academy compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Elliston Primary Academy ranked 19th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 Elliston Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Elliston 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 Elliston Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elliston 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.