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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
434 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.6%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.5%
Mixed 2.9%
Indian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Other White 0.9%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsBelow average-2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Horncastle Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
26
15
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Reception, Full-time
44
30
14
Year 1
61
30
31
Year 2
59
30
29
Year 3
56
24
32
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
59
34
25
Year 6
54
24
30
Year 2023-2024

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