OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
19 October 2022
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
173
173 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
89
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
84
48.6% of pupils
9.2 pts
below England
School
15.6%
East Lindsey
37.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Lindsey
3.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
East Lindsey
2.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Any other White background
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
17.3%
30 of
173 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
13.9%
24 pupils
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
EHC plans
3.5%
6 pupils
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty
12
No specialist assessment yet
6
Autistic spectrum disorder
3
Social, emotional & mental health
3
Specific learning difficulty
2
Speech, language & communication
2
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.
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
4.57%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
4.57%
East Lindsey
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
9.43%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.38 pts
lower than
England
School
9.43%
East Lindsey
18.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.63%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.17 pts
lower than
England
School
0.63%
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
101.8%
13.6 pts
above England
The Sibsey Free Primary School
101.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.