SCHOOL PROFILE

Colsterworth Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146279
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 175 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
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 Church of England
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 159 159 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 77 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.0%
7.8 pts below England
School 17.0%
South Kesteven 22.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.2%
12.1 pts below England
School 8.2%
South Kesteven 9.8%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
South Kesteven 1.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.4%
139
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
8
Any other White background
3.1%
5
Gypsy / Roma
1.3%
2
White and Asian
1.3%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
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 7.6% 12 of 159 pupils
13.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 7.6%
South Kesteven 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.3% 10 pupils
England 14.8% 8.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.3% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
South Kesteven 57.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
South Kesteven 70.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
South Kesteven 70.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.75 pts lower than England
School 3.46%
South Kesteven 5.59%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.30 pts lower than England
School 5.51%
South Kesteven 13.94%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

90.9% 2.7 pts above England
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School
90.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information