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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 139621

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Sleaford · NG34 7AT

Ages 4–11 · 146 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)42%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
154

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

15

Places offered

22

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
20
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill83%

146 pupils · 175 places

Pupils on roll
146
Boys / girls
60 / 86
School capacity
175
Capacity fill
146 / 175 (83%)
Free school meals
48.6%
FSM pupils
71
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Nottingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Pauline Chawner

Location

Address
The Drove
Postcode
NG34 7AT
Town
Sleaford
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
North Kesteven
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 146 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 48.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.

Open schools in Sleaford
21
Primary schools in Sleaford
16
Academies among open schools in Sleaford
57% (12)
Open schools in NG34
23
Primary in NG34
16
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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Pauline Chawner
Telephone
01529304373
Website
https://www.our-lady.lincs.sch.uk/index.html

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