Colsterworth Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Grantham · NG33 5NJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
159
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Age range
Ages 4–11
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 159 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 17%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lincoln.
Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146279
Location
- Address
- Back Lane, Colsterworth
- Postcode
- NG33 5NJ
- Town
- Grantham
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- Boys / girls
- 77 / 82
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 159 / 175 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 17%
- FSM pupils
- 27
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Governance
- Academy trust: ABBEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ABBEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Abbey Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Jordan
- Telephone
- 01476860569
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 83%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 33%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 112.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 108.0
Absence
Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.
Academic year 2023/24
Overall absence
4.2%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Unauthorised
0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 113
Recent years
- 2022/23
- Overall 5.0% · Persistent 14.4%
- 2021/22
- Overall 7.0% · Persistent 19.2%