Welholme Academy
Welholme Road, Grimsby, DN32 9JDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Welholme Academy is a primary school in Grimsby for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 71 schools in North East Lincolnshire. It ranks 28th of 34 primary schools in Grimsby. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 June 2017, report published 12 July 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 June 2023
Pupils enjoy attending Welholme Academy. They are polite and love learning. Pupils behave well in lessons and at playtimes. They enjoy the space and the range of activities they can take part in. If pupils struggle to manage their behaviour, they know that adults will help them. Staff quickly forge trusting relationships with children when they join the school in the early years. Positive relationships between pupils and staff are strengthened further as pupils progress. Pupils are happy and feel safe. They try their best to live out the school's vision of aspiration, collaboration, nurture and resilience. Most parents and carers are satisfied with leaders' response if their child is bullied. A small number of parents are not. The principal is aware that some parents would like leaders to improve communication with parents. Pupils say that when bullying happens, adults deal with it straightaway. Leaders have developed a cultural passport for pupils. Staff plan visits and visitors for pupils with the aim of widening their experiences and broadening their understanding of the curriculum. Pupils talk positively about the visits that they have had from the emergency services, where they deepened their knowledge of how to stay safe.
What the school should improve
- Subject leaders have monitored the changes they have made to the curriculum. However, this has not yet had an impact on what pupils know and remember in some subjects. Leaders need to continue to support subject leaders to monitor the implementation of the changes they have made and to check the impact that these are having on enabling pupils to learn and remember more.
- Leaders have introduced extra-curricular clubs for music and sport for pupils. Some pupils do not have enough opportunities to develop their artistic skills and abilities further. Leaders should ensure that these pupils have enough opportunities to hone their talents and interests.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
76 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
528 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Welholme Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Heneage Primary Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Old Clee Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Weelsby Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Chamberlain
- Phone
- 01472329944
- Address
- Welholme Road, Grimsby, DN32 9JD
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- URN
- 141289
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.