Great Coates Primary School
Cromwell Road, Grimsby, DN37 9EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Emson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harbour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 142841
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472808608
About this school
Great Coates Primary School is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 254 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Coates Primary School, 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 20 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 46 | 44 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 86% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 82% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Great Coates 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 | North East Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 318 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 286 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Coates Primary School compares
Great Coates Primary School ranked 20th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.5% | 48.1% | 254 | — |
| Willows Academy | 68% | 5% | 39.4% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Wybers Wood Academy | 85% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 380 | 0.5 miles |
| Yarborough Academy | 54% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 436 | 0.9 miles |
| Littlecoates Primary Academy | 70% | 5.9% | 55.9% | 219 | 1.2 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 51.8% | 285 | 1.2 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)
- 48.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 8.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Willows Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Wybers Wood Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Yarborough Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Littlecoates Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Grange Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other schools in Grimsby
Great Coates Primary School ranks 16th 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
- 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
- Lift North Thoresby Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Coates Primary School teach?
- Great Coates Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Coates Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Coates Primary School is Miss Emma Emson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Coates Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Coates 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 many pupils are at Great Coates Primary School?
- Great Coates Primary School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Coates Primary School full?
- Great Coates Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 254 on roll (81%), 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 Great Coates Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Coates Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Coates Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Coates Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Great Coates Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Great Coates Primary School is part of HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Coates Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Coates Primary School compare with other schools in North East Lincolnshire?
- Great Coates Primary School ranked 20th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Coates Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Coates Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Coates Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Coates 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 2 July 2026.