SCHOOL PROFILE

William Alvey School

Primary Academy converter URN 137565
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

16 March 2022
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 Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust THE WILLIAM ALVEY SCHOOL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 570 570 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 293 51.4% of pupils
Male pupils 277 48.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.1%
3.3 pts above England
School 28.1%
North Kesteven 21.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.7%
12.6 pts below England
School 7.7%
North Kesteven 4.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
North Kesteven 1.8%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.9%
444
Any other White background
6.8%
39
Unclassified
5.1%
29
White and Asian
3.0%
17
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
7
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 15.1% 86 of 570 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.1%
North Kesteven 16.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.9% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts below
EHC plans 4.2% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Severe learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
North Kesteven 62.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
North Kesteven 75.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
North Kesteven 74.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 4.83%
North Kesteven 5.03%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.63 pts lower than England
School 12.18%
North Kesteven 11.18%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.73%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.08 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

90.5% 2.3 pts above England
William Alvey School
90.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information