The Humberston Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire·DN36 4HZ
Composite score
43.0
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#9,875
National rank
#1010
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#32
In North East Lincolnshire
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 16 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 16 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Humberston Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
208
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,938
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

The Humberston Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, The Humberston Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 208 pupils aged 4 to 11. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 13.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Humberston Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 16 Reception places. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. The Humberston Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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