Caythorpe Primary School
High Street, Caythorpe, Grantham, NG32 3DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Hunt
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 144594
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01400272600
About this school
Caythorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Caythorpe 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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 18 | 11 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 45% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 45% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 73% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Caythorpe 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 | 56% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caythorpe Primary School compares
Caythorpe Primary School ranked 200th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.3% | 26% | 102 | — |
| Leadenham Church of England Academy | 43% | 5.1% | 53.3% | 24 | 2.6 miles |
| Ancaster CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 22.8% | 186 | 3.9 miles |
| The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School | 60% | 4.7% | 9.5% | 62 | 4.0 miles |
| Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School | 67% | 9.6% | 20% | 61 | 4.1 miles |
| The Welbourn Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 33.8% | 78 | 4.1 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)
- 26%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leadenham Church of England Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Ancaster CofE Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School4.0 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Welbourn Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Grantham
Caythorpe Primary School ranks 19th 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
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Caythorpe Primary School teach?
- Caythorpe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Caythorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Caythorpe Primary School is Mrs Helen Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Caythorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caythorpe 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 Caythorpe Primary School?
- Caythorpe Primary School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Caythorpe Primary School full?
- Caythorpe Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 102 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 Caythorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Caythorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caythorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Caythorpe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Caythorpe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Caythorpe 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 Caythorpe Primary School'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 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caythorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Caythorpe Primary School ranked 200th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caythorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Caythorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caythorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caythorpe 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 10 July 2026.