Ingoldsby Academy

About Ingoldsby Academy

Ingoldsby Academy is a small state primary in the Lincolnshire district of South Kesteven, and it punches well above its weight locally. Among the 280 primary schools in the local authority, it ranks fifth overall, placing it in the top five per cent of schools in the county. Its nearest peers in the rankings are Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School, Deeping St Nicholas Primary School, and The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School, all of which score highly on the same metrics. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate rating in 2014. In its most recent graded inspection in 2017, inspectors judged both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. With just 72 pupils on roll against a capacity of 110, it is a genuinely small setting, and it offers nursery provision for children from age three.

Academically, Ingoldsby Academy delivers strong results at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 assessments, 86 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57 per cent. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard: 29 per cent of pupils achieved higher scores in reading and maths, and 43 per cent did so in writing. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 108 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school ranks first among 48 primary schools in South Kesteven on the KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard metric, and sits in the top five per cent nationally. While progress scores are not available in the data, the attainment figures alone suggest a school where most children are meeting or exceeding expectations by the end of Year 6.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with six first-preference applications for six places and a total of 12 applications overall, giving a ratio of two applicants per place. Facilities include a Forest School, gymnasium, music rooms, sports hall, playing fields and an outdoor playground, plus an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports offered include swimming, dance, gymnastics and cross country, and there is a range of clubs from science and drama to book, film and eco clubs. The school has identified SEND provisions for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disability. For families seeking a small, high-attaining village primary with a strong local reputation and a clear upward trajectory from its previous inspection, Ingoldsby Academy is a compelling option in the South Kesteven area.

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