OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
365
365 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
190
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
175
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
25.6 pts
above England
School
50.4%
South Kesteven
22.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
above England
School
23.3%
South Kesteven
9.8%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Kesteven
1.1%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.7%
247
Any other White background
19.7%
72
African
4.9%
18
Any other Asian background
2.2%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
6
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
19.7%
72 of
365 pupils
1.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 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
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Reading
20.8 pts below England
School
53.0%
South Kesteven
70.2%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Writing
12.3 pts below England
School
58.0%
South Kesteven
70.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Maths
16.0 pts below England
School
56.0%
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
5.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.37%
South Kesteven
5.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.20 pts
lower than
England
School
14.61%
South Kesteven
13.94%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.86%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
0.86%
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
86.9%
1.3 pts
below England
The Isaac Newton Primary School
86.9%
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.