Welholme Academy

About Welholme Academy

Welholme Academy is a primary school in North East Lincolnshire that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 74 applications for just 45 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.64. Every one of those 45 places went to a first-preference applicant, which suggests strong local demand. The school is led by headteacher Edward Chamberlain and caters for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It is a mixed, non-religious state school with 567 pupils on roll, operating slightly below its capacity of 630. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 60.2%, well above the national average, which gives a sense of the community it serves.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2017, the school was rated Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. However, the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results show that only 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 64%. Just 1% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. Individual subject scores were more encouraging: 73% met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 103, and 59% did so in reading. Writing was weaker, at 55% expected. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 15% of primaries on this combined measure, and 36th out of 42 schools in North East Lincolnshire.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a sensory room, art studios and a gymnasium. Sports on offer include athletics, football, tennis, rounders, netball and cricket, and there are clubs for film, drama and coding. SEND provision is extensive, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For families considering Welholme, the oversubscription figures suggest it is a popular local choice, particularly for those who value a school with strong SEND support and a wide activities programme. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Elliston Primary Academy, two kilometres away, for those who might also want to compare options.

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