OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
269
269 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
121
45.0% of pupils
Male pupils
148
55.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.6 pts
below England
School
11.2%
North Kesteven
21.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.3 pts
below England
School
3.0%
North Kesteven
4.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.7 pts
above England
School
3.7%
North Kesteven
1.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.2%
256
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
4
White and Asian
1.5%
4
Any other White background
1.1%
3
Gypsy / Roma
0.7%
2
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
19.3%
52 of
269 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
North Kesteven
75.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
North Kesteven
74.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
North Kesteven
73.2%
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
3.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
3.85%
North Kesteven
5.03%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.23 pts
lower than
England
School
10.58%
North Kesteven
11.18%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.73%
North Kesteven
1.09%
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
64.0%
24.1 pts
below England
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
64.0%
North 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.