# Church Lane Primary School & Nursery

Church Lane Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in North Kesteven, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 218 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E120387. [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 218
- Council: North Kesteven
- URN: 120387

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Church Lane Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Carre's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carres-grammar-school-e137213): 160 m. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 60.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St George's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-academy-e136044): 280 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Holton Sleaford Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holton-sleaford-independent-school-e148356): 290 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Sleaford Joint Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sleaford-joint-sixth-form-e132951): 350 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [William Alvey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-alvey-school-e137565): 370 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-school-e150438): 440 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/120387)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120387)

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