Horncastle Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 148713
- Address
- Bowl Alley Lane, LN9 5EH
- Website
- www.horncastleprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 430 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 92.6%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.2%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsBelow average-2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Horncastle Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 31 13 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 6 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 21 20 |
| Year 1 | 46 30 16 |
| Year 2 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 3 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 4 | 55 23 32 |
| Year 5 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 6 | 63 34 29 |