Corby Glen Community Primary School

About Corby Glen Community Primary School

Corby Glen Community Primary School sends a strong signal to parents that it is a popular choice in the local area. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 25 applications for just 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.67. Of those applications, 17 were first-preference choices, and all 15 places were offered to first-preference families. This level of demand suggests that parents who know the school well are keen to secure a spot. The school is a mixed, state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 83 pupils against a capacity of 105, meaning there is some room to grow. Headteacher Zak Warner leads a school that has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 31.3%, reflecting the community it serves.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated it Good overall, with Good marks across all categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. This was a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when it was rated Requires Improvement. However, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 are well below local averages. None of its pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57%. In individual subjects, 46% reached the expected standard in reading, 31% in maths, and just 8% in writing. The average scores were 99 in reading and 96 in maths, both below the national benchmark of 100. The school ranks bottom of all 48 primary schools in the South Kesteven district on this combined measure.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, library, and an outdoor playground, plus a chapel on site. Sports provision includes rounders, tennis, athletics and netball, and there is a good selection of clubs from science and eco club to drama, choir and chess. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a small, community-focused primary that has clearly won the confidence of local families, as shown by its oversubscription. It will suit parents who value a close-knit setting and are comfortable with a school that is still working to raise academic outcomes, but which has demonstrated improvement under its current leadership.

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