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Leadenham Church of England Academy

Primary · Lincoln · LN5 0QB

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 June 2025

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At a glance

24 pupils · 38% of 63 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
54.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.leadenhamprimaryacademy.co.uk/
URN
149272

In figures

We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 24 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
43%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
97
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 school43%
Median of its 12 closest peers56.5%
Lincolnshire average59.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Mattersey Primary SchoolDoncaster · 28 miles awayGood17%
Stillington Primary SchoolYork · 75 miles awayGood38%
Rowsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolMatlock · 44 miles awayGood80%
Ashton CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · 64 miles awayGood43%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPreston · 109 miles awayNo current grade63%
Cudham Church of England Primary SchoolWesterham · 123 miles awayGood75%
Burlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolTiverton · 187 miles awayRequires improvement86%
Parracombe Church of England Primary SchoolBarnstaple · 191 miles awayGood75%
Stanley Common Church of England Primary SchoolIlkeston · 34 miles awayInadequate0%
Youlgrave, All Saints' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolBakewell · 46 miles awayGood25%
Kirkoswald CofE SchoolPenrith · 146 miles awayGood67%
Woodton Primary SchoolBungay · 91 miles awayGood (2016)50%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 4% (Lincolnshire 8%, England 7%)

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)
9.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
32%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

13.33 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · 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
8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,885; 33.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£13,867
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£85,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.9%62.3%
Social housing7.8%17.1%
Privately rented16.9%20.5%
Detached houses59.3%22.9%
Flats0.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026196 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,00014 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£174,000–£334,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (7)£225,000

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

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

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