Community school · Primary
Sleaford · NG34 9BY · Lincolnshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 138324
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Sleaford · NG34 9DL
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
154
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas 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 converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 154 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 34.5%. 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.
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138324
Location
- Address
- Chestnut Street, Ruskington
- Postcode
- NG34 9DL
- Town
- Sleaford
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- District
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to 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
- 154
- Boys / girls
- 76 / 78
- School capacity
- 444
- Capacity fill
- 154 / 444 (35%)
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- FSM pupils
- 50
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Governance
- Academy trust: LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lincoln
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Doud
- Telephone
- 01526832424
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
- Good
- 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)
- 64%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 3%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- 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
4.8%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Unauthorised
0.6%
- Authorised absence
- 4.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 141
Recent years
- 2022/23
- Overall 4.2% · Persistent 9.5%
- 2021/22
- Overall 6.9% · Persistent 20.4%