SCHOOL PROFILE

Strand Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 138866
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 May 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 22 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North East Lincolnshire
Trust DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 175 146 full-time · 29 part-time
Female pupils 76 43.4% of pupils
Male pupils 99 56.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.9%
22.1 pts above England
School 46.9%
North East Lincolnshire 33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.7%
5.4 pts above England
School 25.7%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.9%
117
Any other White background
12.0%
21
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
15
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
8
Any other Asian background
4.0%
7
African
2.9%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.9% 40 of 175 pupils
2.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 8.6% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
North East Lincolnshire 61.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
North East Lincolnshire 73.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.65 pts lower than England
School 4.57%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.88 pts lower than England
School 11.94%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.75%
North East Lincolnshire 1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.9% 15.3 pts below England
Strand Primary Academy
72.9%
North East Lincolnshire
83.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information