Great Coates & The Willows

Summary

Great Coates & The Willows (E02002729) is part of North East Lincolnshire local authority (view on map). Great Coates & The Willows has an approximate population of 5,600 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Great Coates & The Willows neighbours Grimsby West Marsh, Laceby, Healing & Stallingborough, Yarborough, and Laceby Acres & Wybers Wood.

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  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 4% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Deprivation

Great Coates & The Willows is the 10th least deprived area in North East Lincolnshire (out of 22) with 41% of children living in low-income families, compared to 47% across North East Lincolnshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Great Coates & The Willows, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 35% in North East Lincolnshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Great Coates & The Willows % in North East Lincolnshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 35% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 65% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Great Coates & The Willows, 15% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in North East Lincolnshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Great Coates & The Willows % in North East Lincolnshire % in England
No special educational needs 85% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Great Coates & The Willows, 4% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 12% in North East Lincolnshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

4% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Great Coates & The Willows % in North East Lincolnshire % in England
White 95% 89% 67%
Asian 2% 14%
Black 3% 7%
Mixed 2% 3% 7%
Other 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Great Coates & The Willows with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 9% in North East Lincolnshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Great Coates & The Willows % in North East Lincolnshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 9% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 91% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Great Coates & The Willows has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Great Coates & The Willows
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Great Coates & The Willows, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Great Coates & The Willows so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Great Coates & The Willows so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Great Coates & The Willows. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Great Coates & The Willows has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Great Coates & The Willows
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Great Coates & The Willows since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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