The Harrowby Church of England Primary School
New Beacon Road, Grantham, NG31 9LJ
67 pupils · 37% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 63.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 22 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 9 | 23 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 9 | 26 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 11 | 21 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 38 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 13 | 39 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Belton Lane Community Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Belmont Community Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.