Academy converter · North East Lincolnshire

Yarborough Academy

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138542URN

Yarrow Road, Grimsby, DN34 4JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below North East Lincolnshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North East Lincolnshire

90 applications for 60 places · 33rd of 40 in North East Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

North East Lincolnshire 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 October 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below North East Lincolnshire median (1.7) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

90 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2025 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 1.4; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2019 1.9; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2018 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2014 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.1

This school
North East 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	60	90	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2025	56	86	1.5	56	1.00
Sep 2024	58	89	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2023	60	86	1.4	65	1.08
Sep 2022	60	98	1.6	65	1.08
Sep 2021	59	89	1.5	56	0.95
Sep 2020	60	110	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	113	1.9	76	1.27
Sep 2018	60	101	1.7	70	1.17
Sep 2017	60	108	1.8	62	1.03
Sep 2016	60	117	2.0	73	1.22
Sep 2015	59	108	1.8	70	1.19
Sep 2014	59	131	2.2	67	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%36th of 42 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

North East Lincolnshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

North East Lincolnshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

North East Lincolnshire 79% England 75%

Greater depth5%

North East Lincolnshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

North East Lincolnshire 81% England 77%

Higher standard28%

North East Lincolnshire 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North East Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	5%	104	102
2023/24	64%	11%	105	104
2022/23	53%	4%	104	102

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

Yarborough AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.7 km · North East Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Willows Academy
0.9 km · North East Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Macaulay Primary Academy
1.0 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Franklin Sixth Form College
1.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Not yet inspected
Western Primary School
1.3 km · North East Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Littlecoates Primary Academy
1.4 km · North East Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Great Coates Primary School
1.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wybers Wood Academy
1.6 km · North East Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 85%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138542 · 812/2001
Trust: Yarborough Academy
Capacity: 420 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Yarborough Primary School (URN 131540)
Address: Yarrow Road, Grimsby, DN34 4JU
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire

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