Horncastle Primary School

East Lindsey · LN9 5EH

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 417 pupils, 40% FSM

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Horncastle Primary School

General Information

Address: Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, LN9 5EH – View on map
Phone: 01507522662
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Cook
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 55 families put it first for 59 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

417 pupils out of 630 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 162
% eligible for free school meals: 40.0%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the East Lindsey average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 18.9% a year (East Lindsey 16.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 32% moved to another school, 68% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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

Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lincolnshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.6%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 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

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 57% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the East Lindsey average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 56% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 56%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 67% · Writing 80% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 66%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 104
Based on: 61 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEast Lindsey averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the East Lindsey average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 29th of 49 junior and primary schools in the area

=26Wragby Primary School60%
#28Lacey Gardens Junior Academy59%
=29Horncastle Primary School57%
=29Spilsby Primary School57%
#31The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School56%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford90%
#2The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern88%
#3Hogsthorpe Primary Academy86%
#4Lift Utterby82%
#5Halton Holegate CofE Primary School80%
#6The Donington-on-Bain School79%
#7The Sibsey Free Primary School78%
#8Grimoldby Primary School76%
#9Ingoldmells Academy73%
#10Alford Primary School72%
=11Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School71%
=11Holton-le-Clay Junior School71%
=13Beacon Primary Academy70%
=13Tetney Primary School70%
=15Lift North Thoresby69%
=15North Somercotes CofE Primary School69%
=17Seathorne Primary Academy67%
=17Tattershall Primary School67%
=17The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School67%
=17The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School67%
=21Great Steeping Primary School65%
=21St Andrew's CofE Primary School65%
=21The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School65%
#24Binbrook CofE Primary School64%
#25Theddlethorpe Academy63%
=26Huttoft Primary & Nursery School60%
=26Wragby Primary School60%
#28Lacey Gardens Junior Academy59%
=29Horncastle Primary School57%
=29Spilsby Primary School57%
#31The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School56%
#32Toynton All Saints Primary School54%
#33Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School53%
#34Skegness Junior Academy51%
=35Scamblesby Church of England Primary School50%
=35Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School50%
=35Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School50%
=35The Richmond Primary Academy50%
#39Mablethorpe Primary Academy48%
#40Gipsey Bridge Academy46%
=41Chapel St Leonards Primary School38%
=41Kidgate Academy38%
=41North Cockerington Church of England Primary School38%
=44St Michael's Church of England School, Louth35%
=44Stickney Church of England Primary School35%
#46Grainthorpe Junior School30%
#47East Wold Church of England Primary School29%
#48The New Leake Primary School14%
#49Partney Church of England Aided Primary School11%

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14th of 42 primary schools in East Lindsey for Ofsted rating

#12Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyGood
#14Horncastle Primary SchoolGood
#15Ingoldmells AcademyGood
#16Lift North ThoresbyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Kidgate AcademyOutstanding
#2Alford Primary SchoolGood
#3Beacon Primary AcademyGood
#4Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Bucknall Primary SchoolGood
#6Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolGood
#7Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Fulstow Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Gipsey Bridge AcademyGood
#11Grimoldby Primary SchoolGood
#12Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyGood
#14Horncastle Primary SchoolGood
#15Ingoldmells AcademyGood
#16Lift North ThoresbyGood
#17Mablethorpe Primary AcademyGood
#18North Cockerington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19North Somercotes CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Scamblesby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Seathorne Primary AcademyGood
#22St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#23St Michael's Church of England School, LouthGood
#24Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary SchoolGood
#25Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#26Tattershall Primary SchoolGood
#27Tetney Primary SchoolGood
#28The Donington-on-Bain SchoolGood
#29The Edward Richardson Primary School, TetfordGood
#30The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#32The New Leake Primary SchoolGood
#33The North Cotes Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#34The Sibsey Free Primary SchoolGood
#35The St Margaret's Church of England School, WithernGood
#36The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolGood
#37The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist SchoolGood
#38Theddlethorpe AcademyGood
#39Toynton All Saints Primary SchoolGood
#40East Wold Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#41Great Steeping Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#42The Richmond Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,821 (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.

48th of 48 primary schools in East Lindsey for spending per pupil

#46St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,252
#47The Richmond Primary Academy£6,093
#48Horncastle Primary School£5,821

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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.

Rank School Score

#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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