William Barcroft Junior School
Barnett Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 7SU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Sargent
- Sponsor
- Harbour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 273
- URN
- 143884
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472501777
About this school
William Barcroft Junior School is a primary academy in Cleethorpes. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 273 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. 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 25 June 2025, 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 | 70 | 76 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 74% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 William Barcroft Junior 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 | 64% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 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 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Barcroft Junior School compares
William Barcroft Junior School ranked 16th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.9% | 71.3% | 273 | — |
| Queen Mary Avenue Infant School | — | 6.4% | 60.3% | 276 | 0.1 miles |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | 74% | 4.8% | 38.6% | 458 | 0.4 miles |
| Elliston Primary Academy | 72% | 4.5% | 59% | 341 | 0.4 miles |
| Reynolds Primary Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Bursar Primary Academy | 65% | 4.5% | 21.5% | 293 | 0.6 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)
- 71.33%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 20.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Mary Avenue Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Old Clee Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Elliston Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Cleethopres
-
Reynolds Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
-
Bursar Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Cleethorpes
Other schools in Cleethorpes
William Barcroft Junior School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Cleethorpes.
- Bursar Primary Academy Primary
- Middlethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Primary
- Reynolds Primary Academy Primary
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primary
- Signhills Academy Primary
- Signhills Infant Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thrunscoe Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Beacon Academy Secondary
- Cleethorpes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does William Barcroft Junior School teach?
- William Barcroft Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Cleethorpes.
- Who is the headteacher of William Barcroft Junior School?
- The headteacher of William Barcroft Junior School is Mrs Sarah Sargent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was William Barcroft Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Barcroft Junior 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 William Barcroft Junior School?
- William Barcroft Junior School has 273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is William Barcroft Junior School full?
- William Barcroft Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 273 on roll (76%), 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 William Barcroft Junior School a faith school?
- No. William Barcroft Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does William Barcroft Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records William Barcroft Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs William Barcroft Junior School?
- William Barcroft Junior 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 William Barcroft Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% 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 William Barcroft Junior School rank locally?
- William Barcroft Junior School ranked 16th 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 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Barcroft Junior School's absence rate?
- William Barcroft Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Barcroft Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Barcroft Junior 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 10 July 2026.