OFSTED
13 March 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
TALL OAKS ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
272
272 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
117
43.0% of pupils
Male pupils
155
57.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.5 pts
above England
School
35.3%
West Lindsey
26.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
West Lindsey
4.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
West Lindsey
1.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.7%
233
African
4.0%
11
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
3
Indian
1.1%
3
Unclassified
1.1%
3
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
21.7%
59 of
272 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
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
40.0%
20.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
West Lindsey
73.8%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
West Lindsey
67.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
West Lindsey
72.0%
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
4.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
4.78%
West Lindsey
5.61%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.98 pts
lower than
England
School
12.84%
West Lindsey
13.59%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.53 pts
higher than
England
School
2.33%
West Lindsey
1.54%
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
64.8%
23.4 pts
below England
Castle Wood Academy
64.8%
West 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.