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William Barcroft Junior School

Cleethorpes, DN35 7SU · North East Lincolnshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2025 Inspected this year Mixed Primary
6.4/10 Broadly average

17th of 43 primary schools in North East Lincolnshire we can score, 49 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.0/10 against 242 of them, against 7.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 74.0 · 76 40% 3.02
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 9.0 · 61 25% 1.53

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 74.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 9.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.0 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2025.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join dance, choir, embroidery, football, art, TT Rockstars, multisports, and book/film clubs. They participate in lunchtime PE, basketball tournaments, cricket festivals, and dance workshops. Trips include Woodside Wildlife Park, Claxby Grange Farm, the Holocaust Museum, and a 3-day residential. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.

Getting in. The school has 300 pupils in a capacity of 360, leaving 60 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in maths? What specific support is available for the 9.0% who aim for the higher standard? How do the 60 spare places affect the current class sizes?

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