OFSTED
11 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
25 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
THE MALCOLM SARGENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
604
604 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
306
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
298
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
below England
School
16.6%
South Kesteven
22.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
South Kesteven
9.8%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
South Kesteven
1.1%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.4%
546
Any other White background
3.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
15
White and Asian
1.3%
8
Pakistani
0.8%
5
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
116 of
604 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
South Kesteven
70.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
South Kesteven
70.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
South Kesteven
67.9%
East Midlands
71.5%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.54 pts
lower than
England
School
3.67%
South Kesteven
5.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.31 pts
lower than
England
School
3.50%
South Kesteven
13.94%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
South Kesteven
1.67%
East Midlands
1.72%
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
102.5%
14.4 pts
above England
Malcolm Sargent Primary School
102.5%
South Kesteven
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.