Denton CofE SchoolWest Grantham Church of England Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Denton CofE School and West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools in Grantham.

  • Denton CofE School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Denton CofE School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Denton CofE School was judged exceptional and West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy 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 90.0% for Denton CofE School and 41.0% for West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Denton CofE School (100.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy (37.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Denton CofE School versus West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GranthamDenton CofE SchoolGranthamWest Grantham Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA87/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking1st of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure182nd of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll61 214
Capacity70 328
LocationGrantham, NG32 1LG Grantham, NG31 7XQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure41.0% 62.0%
At higher standard50.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census61 214
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 66.8%
English as an additional language3.3% 19.2%
SEN support6.6% 24.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.6% Stronger figure21.4% 15.8%

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.

Denton CofE School

West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy

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