Huntingtower Community Primary Academy
Huntingtower Road, Grantham, NG31 7AU
417 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 22 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 56 | 102 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 57 | 100 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 56 | 109 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 58 | 126 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 73 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 68 | 115 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 74 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 71 | 136 | 60 |
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
- The Isaac Newton Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham 1.5 km · Good (2023) · 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.