UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 120440

Alford Primary School

Community school · Alford · LN13 9BJ

Ages 4–11 · 304 pupils · Lincolnshire

School website

Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-06-09

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
288

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill72%

304 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
304
Boys / girls
158 / 146
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
304 / 420 (72%)
Free school meals
44.7%
FSM pupils
136
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Mackenzie-Snow

Location

Address
Hanby Lane
Postcode
LN13 9BJ
Town
Alford
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Alford, Lincolnshire, 304 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44.7%.

Open schools in Alford
6
Primary schools in Alford
4
Academies among open schools in Alford
67% (4)
Open schools in LN13
6
Primary in LN13
4
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AlfordNear LN13

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Mackenzie-Snow
Telephone
01507463414
Website
http://www.alford.lincs.sch.uk/

Official links