The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

About The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

The Leasingham St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, currently home to 196 children against a capacity of 210. That leaves a small buffer of 14 places, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 42 applications for 20 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.1 to one. Fifteen of those applications were first-preference choices, and all 15 first-preference families were offered a place. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 18.4%, which is above the national primary average of around 23% but still a notable minority within the school community. The school is Church of England in character and sits in the Lincolnshire local authority area, within the North Kesteven borough. Its headteacher is Matthew Baker.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Lincolnshire LA average of 57%. In reading, 88% met the expected standard and 44% achieved the higher standard, while in writing the figures were 80% and 16% respectively. Maths saw 68% at expected and 24% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 104 in maths. The school ranks 15th out of 41 primary schools in North Kesteven, placing it in the top 40% locally, and 4893rd nationally out of 13,686 schools. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2023, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2012.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a dining hall, playing fields, a forest school area, music rooms, a gymnasium, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, swimming, dance, cricket and football, and there are clubs such as book club, chess, science club, gardening and film club. SEND support is available for pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and other difficulties or disabilities. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Church Lane Primary School & Nursery, 2.8 kilometres away. This is a school that suits families looking for a popular, Church of England village primary with strong academic outcomes relative to the local area, a clear oversubscription pattern, and a broad extracurricular offer.

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