SCHOOL PROFILE

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 120627
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 90 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 63 63 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 37 58.7% of pupils
Male pupils 26 41.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.5%
11.7 pts above England
School 36.5%
East Lindsey 37.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Lindsey 3.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Lindsey 2.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
96.8%
61
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
2
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 42.9% 27 of 63 pupils
22.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 42.9%
East Lindsey 24.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 36.5% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 21.7 pts above
EHC plans 6.4% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Hearing impairment 2
Profound & multiple 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

11.0% 49.4 pts below England
School 11.0%
East Lindsey 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

22.0%

51.8 pts below England

School 22.0%
East Lindsey 68.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

44.0%

26.3 pts below England

School 44.0%
East Lindsey 69.3%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

22.0%

50.0 pts below England

School 22.0%
East Lindsey 67.1%
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

7.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.60 pts higher than England
School 7.81%
East Lindsey 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.03 pts lower than England
School 15.79%
East Lindsey 18.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.51%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.71 pts higher than England
School 3.51%
East Lindsey 1.99%
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

70.0% 18.2 pts below England
Partney Church of England Aided Primary School
70.0%
East Lindsey
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