Clough and Risegate Community Primary School

About Clough and Risegate Community Primary School

Clough and Risegate Community Primary School was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection in 2014. The inspection report singled out personal development and behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding, the highest possible grade, while quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management were all judged Good. On the most informative exam metric available, the school’s Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment sits at 82 per cent. That figure places it well above the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57 per cent for primary schools, and ranks it 5th out of 32 schools in the South Holland district, putting it in the top 10 per cent of primaries locally. Nationally, the school sits in the top 9 per cent of all primary schools for this measure.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school’s strengths are spread across the core subjects. In maths, 91 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 104, and 18 per cent achieved the higher standard. Reading saw 82 per cent at the expected level and an average score of 106, with 18 per cent reaching the higher threshold. Writing mirrored that pattern, with 91 per cent at expected and 18 per cent at the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 9 per cent. The school’s overall ranking score of 82 reflects this solid academic performance, placing it 13th out of 280 primary schools in the wider Lincolnshire authority. While the data does not include progress scores, the attainment figures suggest pupils are performing comfortably above the typical levels for the area.

The school is a small, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 90 pupils on roll against a capacity of 95. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 23 applications for 12 places, with all 12 first-preference applicants receiving offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.92. Just over a fifth of pupils (21.1 per cent) are eligible for free school meals. Facilities include playing fields, a sports hall, gymnasium, library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a forest school area, and a chapel. Sports on offer include cross country, rounders, gymnastics, netball, and tennis, while clubs range from chess and science club to choir and book club. The school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. Headteacher Bev Rooney leads a school that suits families looking for a strong academic record in a small, community-focused setting with good behaviour and personal development at its core.

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