Cliffedale Primary SchoolThe Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Grantham.

Summary of the comparison

Cliffedale Primary School and The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Grantham.

  • Cliffedale Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cliffedale Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cliffedale Primary School was judged Good and The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Cliffedale Primary School and 68.0% for The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Cliffedale Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cliffedale Primary School versus The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GranthamCliffedale Primary SchoolGranthamThe Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking79th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure172nd of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll297 251
Capacity315 351
LocationGrantham, NG31 8DP Grantham, NG31 8HQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census297 251
Free school meals (ever 6)19.5% 26.3%
English as an additional language10.4% 9.6%
SEN support15.8% 19.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% 7.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cliffedale Primary School

The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School

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