Normanby Primary School

About Normanby Primary School

Normanby Primary School is a small village primary in West Lindsey, operating well below its capacity with just 52 pupils against a maximum of 84 places. That spare capacity is notable given the school is actually oversubscribed for its 2025/26 reception intake, receiving eight applications for just four places, with all four first-preference families offered a spot. The school's free school meal rate sits at 13.5%, which is broadly in line with the national primary average, suggesting a mixed intake in terms of economic background. With a headteacher, Kerri Grummell, leading a team that covers the full primary age range from 4 to 11, the school feels like a genuinely local option for families in the Normanby area. The most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2022, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged Good.

Academically, Normanby's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 paint a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 56%, which is just a whisker below the local authority average of 57%. Where the school really shines is in reading, with 89% of pupils hitting the expected standard and an average scaled score of 105. Writing and maths both saw 78% and 56% of pupils reaching the expected level respectively, while 22% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds, but the national ranking places Normanby in the bottom half of all primary schools on the combined expected standard metric. In the West Lindsey local authority, it ranks 20th out of 41 schools, putting it squarely in the middle of the pack for the area.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for its size, including an outdoor playground, dining hall, art studios, a forest school area and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, cricket, dance and football, while clubs include chess, book club, art club, film club and science club. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs, though the Parent View data shows no responses from families with SEND children, so it's difficult to gauge how well these are delivered. The 11 parents who did respond to the Parent View survey were overwhelmingly positive: 100% would recommend the school, and 91% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. This is a school that suits families looking for a small, community-focused primary where children are known individually, and where the oversubscription suggests strong local demand despite the spare capacity overall.

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