Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School

About Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School

Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths, where just 40% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. This places the school well below the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57% for the same measure. In the broader context of South Holland, the school ranks 28th out of 32 primary schools, putting it in the bottom tier locally. Nationally, it sits in the 92nd percentile, meaning roughly 92% of primary schools in England achieve a higher combined expected standard. While the school’s Ofsted report from November 2021 rated behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all as Good, the exam data tells a more challenging story about academic attainment.

Breaking down the Key Stage 2 results further reveals a mixed picture. In reading, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard and 16% achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 101. Writing fared better, with 73% meeting the expected standard, though no pupils reached the higher standard. Maths was the weakest area: only 47% hit the expected standard, just 7% achieved the higher standard, and the average scaled score was 99. The school’s ranking score of 40 out of a possible 100 reflects this overall performance, placing it in the bottom 50% of schools nationally. It is worth noting that the school has no progress scores available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted breakdown from 2021 also rated early years provision as Good, which may offer some reassurance for parents of younger children.

The school serves a community with significant disadvantage: 52.3% of its 216 pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average. Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, library, art studios and a chapel, alongside playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include cricket, football, rounders, dance and gymnastics, and clubs range from film and eco club to gardening, book club and science club. The school supports pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, and speech language and communication needs. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 31 applications for 28 places, with 25 first-preference offers made. This suggests a committed local community, though parents should weigh the academic outcomes carefully against the school’s strong pastoral and enrichment offer.

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