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Cliffedale Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Northcliffe Road, Grantham NG31 8DP · cliffedale.org · 01476 568740

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
58%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
284
90% of 315 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
18.3%
First language not English
11.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 38)34September 2023: 25 (Places 27)25September 2024: 34 (Places 36)34September 2025: 24 (Places 24)24September 2026: 17 (Places 17)17Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617171100%
September 2025Sept 202524241100%
September 2024Sept 202436340.9100%
September 2023Sept 202327250.9100%
September 2022Sept 202238340.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 67% (England 53%)67%2016/17: 49% (England 61%)49%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 74% (England 61%)74%2024/25: 58% (England 62%)58%England 62%

Ofsted

Cliffedale Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
97%
Replies
60
21% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲99% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲94% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲85% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

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