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The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon

Primary · Sleaford · NG34 0NA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 January 2024

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At a glance

69 pupils · 66% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
36.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stgilbertspointon.co.uk
URN
120606

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 7 families named it first for 7 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 23 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

7 places offered · 7 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

9 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers42%
Lincolnshire average59.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Helpringham Primary AcademySleaford · 6 miles awayGood60%
Fiskerton Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 25 miles awayGood75%
Micheldever CofE Primary SchoolWinchester · 125 miles awayNeeds attention29%
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolBrixham · 219 miles awayGood29%
Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolRadstock · 146 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Sporle Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn · 47 miles awayGood38%
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary SchoolCrediton · 202 miles awayExpected standard56%
Winterton Primary School and NurseryGreat Yarmouth · 86 miles awayNeeds attention33%
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolCanterbury · 126 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary SchoolTenbury Wells · 97 miles awayGood17%
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSowerby Bridge · 87 miles awayGood68%
Heacham Junior SchoolKing's Lynn · 35 miles awayGood (2019)64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Lincolnshire 8%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 3.47 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £40,108; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,929
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £94,922; in-year balance -£20,489

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.8%62.3%
Social housing11.5%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses65.5%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026290 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£272,50013 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£405,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£340,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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