Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Lincoln · LN5 0AJ · Lincolnshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM25.6%
1.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120532
Navenby Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Lincoln · LN5 0EP
Ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · Lincolnshire
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
65%
Overall absence
3.6%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2021-12-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.8%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 2.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 177
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
29
Places offered
29
1st-preference offers
29
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 41
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 29
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
195 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- Boys / girls
- 92 / 103
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 195 / 210 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
- FSM pupils
- 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Elliott
Location
- Address
- East Road, Navenby
- Postcode
- LN5 0EP
- Town
- Lincoln
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- District
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lincoln.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Welbourn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Lincoln · LN5 0NH · Lincolnshire
Ages 4–11
- KS236%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM29.5%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Elliott
- Telephone
- 01522810628