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Scartho Nursery School

URN
117700
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Scartho Nursery School
URN
117700
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#10 of 40 schools in North East Lincolnshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
1 July 2024
Inspection date
16 May 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
North East Lincolnshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (North East Lincolnshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.scarthonursery.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DN33 2EW - Pinfold Lane, Scartho, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

Contact details

Address
Pinfold Lane, Scartho, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Postcode
DN33 2EW
Phone
1472872129
Website
www.scarthonursery.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
North East Lincolnshire
Local authority code
812

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 179 schools in North East Lincolnshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

179

Open schools

74

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

129

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 1 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 July 202416 May 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 1 July 2024
    15 January 20239 November 2022-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 15 January 2023
    • Good

      Published
      1 July 2024
      Inspected
      16 May 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      15 January 2023
      Inspected
      9 November 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

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    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary129 (73.3%)
    • Secondary23 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other24 (13.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Scartho Infants' School and Nursery524 mPrimaryOpen
    Scartho Infants' School and Nursery527 mPrimaryClosed
    Fairfield Academy552 mPrimaryOpen
    Fairfield Primary School552 mPrimaryClosed
    Scartho Junior School580 mPrimaryClosed
    Scartho Junior Academy580 mPrimaryOpen
    Springfield Primary Academy1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Springfield Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Sevenhills Academy1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    Scartho Gateway Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
      Distance
      524 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Scartho Infants' School and Nursery
      Distance
      527 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Fairfield Academy
      Distance
      552 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Fairfield Primary School
      Distance
      552 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (North East Lincolnshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Great Coates Village Nursery SchoolNurseryDN37 9NNOpen
    Nunsthorpe Nursery and Early Excellence CentreNurseryDN33 1ANClosed
    • Great Coates Village Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      DN37 9NN
      Status
      Open
    • Nunsthorpe Nursery and Early Excellence Centre
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      DN33 1AN
      Status
      Closed
    Scartho Junior School
    Distance
    580 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Scartho Junior Academy
    Distance
    580 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Springfield Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Springfield Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sevenhills Academy
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Scartho Gateway Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open