Community school · Lincolnshire

Cliffedale Primary School

4–11Ages
284Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120393URN

Northcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

47 applications for 17 places · 22nd of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

47 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.8; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	47	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2025	24	44	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	36	61	1.7	34	0.94
Sep 2023	27	64	2.4	25	0.93
Sep 2022	38	68	1.8	34	0.89
Sep 2021	34	60	1.8	33	0.97
Sep 2020	32	65	2.0	29	0.91
Sep 2019	38	65	1.7	36	0.95
Sep 2018	42	68	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2017	45	85	1.9	42	0.93
Sep 2016	45	99	2.2	48	1.07
Sep 2015	45	113	2.5	48	1.07
Sep 2014	45	118	2.6	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 74% · Maths 58% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%133rd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	7%	105	102
2023/24	74%	11%	107	105
2022/23	59%	7%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cliffedale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Belton Lane Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Harrowby Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lincolnshire

2025

2.6applications per place
Poplar Farm School
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Isaac Newton Primary School
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120393 · 925/2055
Capacity: 315 pupils · 284 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Northcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8DP
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources