Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

North Kesteven · NG34 7AT

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 146 pupils, 48.6% FSM

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: The Drove, Sleaford, NG34 7AT – View on map
Phone: 01529304373
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Pauline Chawner
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 9 families put it first for 11 places – 8 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 7 · 2025 8 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

146 pupils out of 175 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 71
% eligible for free school meals: 48.6%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (more mixed than the North Kesteven average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (North Kesteven 13%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 22% moved to another school, 78% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

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: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.9%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

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 2023 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: 38% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 14% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 26 percentage points below the North Kesteven average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 40% against an expected 58%)
3-year average (expected standard): 40%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 45% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 66%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 101
Based on: 29 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 schoolNorth Kesteven 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 26 percentage points below the North Kesteven average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 42nd of 43 junior and primary schools in the area

#40Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School44%
#41Leadenham Church of England Academy43%
#42Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy38%
#43Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School30%

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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

#1Digby Church of England School88%
#2Ling Moor Primary Academy86%
#3Witham St Hughs Academy83%
#4Walcott Primary School80%
=5Digby the Tedder Primary School77%
=5The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School77%
=5Waddington All Saints Academy77%
#8St Lawrence Church of England Primary School75%
=9Heighington Millfield Primary Academy73%
=9Manor Farm Academy73%
=11Church Lane Primary School & Nursery72%
=11Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy72%
=11The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill72%
=14Nocton Community Primary School71%
=14William Alvey School71%
=16Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School67%
=16Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School67%
=16Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington67%
#19Rauceby Church of England Primary School65%
#20St Botolph's C of E Primary School63%
#21The Billinghay Church of England Primary School62%
#22Navenby Church of England Primary School61%
=23Fosse Way Academy60%
=23Helpringham Primary Academy60%
=23Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School60%
=23The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School60%
=23The South Hykeham Community Primary School60%
#28Washingborough Academy58%
=29Branston Junior Academy57%
=29The Welbourn Church of England Primary School57%
#31Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School55%
=32Bassingham Primary School54%
=32The Metheringham Primary School54%
#34The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School53%
#35The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School52%
=36Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)50%
=36Eagle Community Primary School50%
#38Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy47%
#39Waddington Redwood Primary Academy45%
#40Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School44%
#41Leadenham Church of England Academy43%
#42Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy38%
#43Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School30%

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15th of 38 primary schools in North Kesteven for Ofsted rating

#13Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Nocton Community Primary SchoolGood
#15Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#16Rauceby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademyGood

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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

#1Witham St Hughs AcademyOutstanding
#2Bassingham Primary SchoolGood
#3Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyGood
#4Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Good
#5Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Fosse Way AcademyGood
#7Heckington St Andrew's Church of England SchoolGood
#8Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyGood
#9Helpringham Primary AcademyGood
#10Leadenham Church of England AcademyGood
#11Manor Farm AcademyGood
#12Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolGood
#13Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Nocton Community Primary SchoolGood
#15Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#16Rauceby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademyGood
#18Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolGood
#19St Botolph's C of E Primary SchoolGood
#20St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25The Metheringham Primary SchoolGood
#26The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolGood
#29The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the HillGood
#30The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyGood
#32Walcott Primary SchoolGood
#33Washingborough AcademyGood
#34William Alvey SchoolGood
#35Winchelsea Primary School RuskingtonGood
#36Coleby Church of England Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#37Eagle Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#38Osbournby Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,404 (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.

24th of 44 primary schools in North Kesteven for spending per pupil

#22Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School£7,622
#23The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School£7,474
#24Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,404
#25St Botolph's C of E Primary School£7,053
#26The South Hykeham Community Primary School£7,020

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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

#1Leadenham Church of England Academy£13,867
#2Bassingham Primary School£13,096
#3Eagle Community Primary School£12,470
#4North Scarle Primary School£11,643
#5Digby Church of England School£11,478
#6Nocton Community Primary School£10,932
#7Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School£10,837
#8Witham St Hughs Academy£9,973
#9Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School£9,541
#10The Welbourn Church of England Primary School£9,007
#11Walcott Primary School£8,773
#12Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School£8,656
#13Helpringham Primary Academy£8,581
#14Church Lane Primary School & Nursery£8,568
#15Heighington Millfield Primary Academy£8,419
#16The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School£8,130
#17Digby the Tedder Primary School£8,037
#18Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School£7,950
#19The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School£7,849
#20The Billinghay Church of England Primary School£7,772
#21Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy£7,732
#22Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School£7,622
#23The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School£7,474
#24Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,404
#25St Botolph's C of E Primary School£7,053
#26The South Hykeham Community Primary School£7,020
#27Rauceby Church of England Primary School£6,888
#28The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill£6,826
#29Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington£6,767
#30The Metheringham Primary School£6,739
#31Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)£6,640
#32The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£6,483
#33Navenby Church of England Primary School£6,428
#34Washingborough Academy£6,370
#35Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School£6,326
#36St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£6,229
#37William Alvey School£6,199
#38Waddington Redwood Primary Academy£6,106
#39Fosse Way Academy£6,058
#40Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy£5,970
#41Waddington All Saints Academy£5,926
#42Ling Moor Primary Academy£5,901
#43Manor Farm Academy£5,882
#44Osbournby Primary School£4,098

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