Alford Primary School

General Information

Address: Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BJ
Phone: 01507463414
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Laura Mackenzie-Snow
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 304
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 136
% eligible for free school meals: 44.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 20 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,157 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #23 of 48 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#21Lift Utterby£8,162
#22The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School£8,162
#23Alford Primary School£8,157
#24Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,133
#25The Donington-on-Bain School£8,049

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Fulstow Church of England Primary School£16,134
#2Bucknall Primary School£16,087
#3The New Leake Primary School£15,638
#4Scamblesby Church of England Primary School£13,860
#5The North Cotes Church of England Primary School£12,911
#6Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School£12,502
#7Partney Church of England Aided Primary School£11,403
#8The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern£11,171
#9Halton Holegate CofE Primary School£10,771
#10Hogsthorpe Primary Academy£10,500
#11Binbrook CofE Primary School£10,230
#12Theddlethorpe Academy£9,596
#13East Wold Church of England Primary School£9,489
#14Great Steeping Primary School£8,929
#15Ingoldmells Academy£8,928
#16Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School£8,814
#17Chapel St Leonards Primary School£8,618
#18Stickney Church of England Primary School£8,549
#19Lift North Thoresby£8,515
#20North Cockerington Church of England Primary School£8,433
#21Lift Utterby£8,162
#22The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School£8,162
#23Alford Primary School£8,157
#24Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,133
#25The Donington-on-Bain School£8,049
#26The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School£7,991
#27Gipsey Bridge Academy£7,924
#28Tattershall Primary School£7,685
#29North Somercotes CofE Primary School£7,654
#30The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School£7,653
#31Toynton All Saints Primary School£7,612
#32Wragby Primary School£7,456
#33Seathorne Primary Academy£7,421
#34The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School£7,377
#35Mablethorpe Primary Academy£7,330
#36The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford£7,182
#37Spilsby Primary School£7,179
#38St Michael's Church of England School, Louth£7,085
#39Tetney Primary School£7,071
#40Kidgate Academy£6,810
#41Beacon Primary Academy£6,767
#42Grimoldby Primary School£6,680
#43The Sibsey Free Primary School£6,576
#44Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,482
#45Huttoft Primary & Nursery School£6,261
#46St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,252
#47The Richmond Primary Academy£6,093
#48Horncastle Primary School£5,821

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