Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
Edge Avenue, Grimsby, DN33 2DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Glyn Rushton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 150965
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472483283
About this school
Scartho Infants' School and Nursery is a primary academy in Grimsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scartho Infants' School and Nursery, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Scartho Infants' School and Nursery (URN 117956).
How Scartho Infants' School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 24.3% | 142 | — |
| Scartho Junior Academy | 75% | 4.3% | 33.7% | 233 | 0.0 miles |
| Fairfield Academy | 60% | 3.5% | 14.5% | 297 | 0.7 miles |
| Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.4% | 34.7% | 603 | 0.8 miles |
| Scartho Gateway Academy | — | — | — | 92 | 0.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe | 33% | 8.3% | 75.9% | 363 | 0.9 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)
- 24.31%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Scartho Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Fairfield Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Scartho Gateway Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe0.9 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Other 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
- Great Coates 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
Common questions
- What ages does Scartho Infants' School and Nursery teach?
- Scartho Infants' School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Grimsby.
- Who is the headteacher of Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Scartho Infants' School and Nursery is Mr Glyn Rushton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scartho Infants' School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scartho Infants' School and Nursery, 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 Scartho Infants' School and Nursery?
- Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Scartho Infants' School and Nursery full?
- Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has capacity for 245 pupils and 142 on roll (58%), 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 Scartho Infants' School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Scartho Infants' School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Scartho Infants' School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scartho Infants' School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Scartho Infants' School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Scartho Infants' School and Nursery is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Scartho Infants' School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Scartho Infants' School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census.
- Does Scartho Infants' School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Scartho Infants' School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.