Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Huntingtower Community Primary Academy

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139618URN

Huntingtower Road, Grantham, NG31 7AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

102 applications for 58 places · 113th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 22 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
9 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 58 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	58	102	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2025	57	100	1.8	57	1.00
Sep 2024	56	109	2.0	56	1.00
Sep 2023	59	126	2.1	58	0.98
Sep 2022	60	123	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2021	60	115	1.9	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	74	1.23
Sep 2019	60	136	2.3	71	1.18
Sep 2018	60	159	2.7	93	1.55
Sep 2017	60	151	2.5	77	1.28
Sep 2016	60	157	2.6	93	1.55
Sep 2015	60	175	2.9	101	1.68
Sep 2014	60	124	2.1	78	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 62% · Maths 75% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	53%	7%	105	104
2023/24	50%	3%	104	103
2022/23	51%	5%	104	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

Huntingtower Community Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Isaac Newton Primary School
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
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
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Cliffedale Primary School
1.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Harrowby Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

2025

2.6applications per place

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: 139618 · 925/2020
Trust: The Priory Federation of Academies
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2013
Replaced: Huntingtower Community Primary School (URN 120377)
Address: Huntingtower Road, Grantham, NG31 7AU
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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