SCHOOL PROFILE

Chapel St Leonards Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145489
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 51.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 July 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 sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 107 106 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 65 60.7% of pupils
Male pupils 42 39.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.3%
27.5 pts above England
School 52.3%
East Lindsey 37.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.7%
15.6 pts below England
School 4.7%
East Lindsey 3.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
East Lindsey 2.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.8%
95
Any other White background
4.7%
5
Unclassified
3.7%
4
Gypsy / Roma
0.9%
1
White and Asian
0.9%
1
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
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 24.3% 26 of 107 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.3%
East Lindsey 24.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 7.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Multi-sensory impairment 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Specific 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

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
East Lindsey 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

46.0%

27.8 pts below England

School 46.0%
East Lindsey 68.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
East Lindsey 69.3%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

50.0%

22.0 pts below England

School 50.0%
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

8.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.90 pts higher than England
School 8.11%
East Lindsey 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

32.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

16.36 pts higher than England
School 32.17%
East Lindsey 18.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.54 pts higher than England
School 4.35%
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

51.0% 37.2 pts below England
Chapel St Leonards Primary School
51.0%
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