Digby the Tedder Primary School
Trenchard Road, Ashby-De-La-Launde, Lincoln, LN4 3JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Crawshaw
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 120375
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01526320088
About this school
Digby the Tedder Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Digby the Tedder Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 94% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 82% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 100% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Digby the Tedder Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Digby the Tedder Primary School compares
Digby the Tedder Primary School ranked 30th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 13% | 88 | — |
| Digby Church of England School | 88% | 3.5% | 28.6% | 60 | 2.2 miles |
| The Metheringham Primary School | 54% | 3.6% | 22.4% | 260 | 3.2 miles |
| Navenby Church of England Primary School | 61% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 195 | 3.8 miles |
| Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington | 67% | 4.9% | 28.2% | 212 | 4.0 miles |
| Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy | 72% | 4.5% | 28.9% | 154 | 4.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.04%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 5.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Digby Church of England School2.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Metheringham Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Navenby Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington4.0 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Sleaford
Other schools in Lincoln
Digby the Tedder Primary School ranks 10th of the 63 ranked primary schools in Lincoln.
- Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Bassingham Primary School Primary
- Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Primary
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Branston Church of England Infant Academy Primary
- Branston Junior Academy Primary
- Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Primary
- Coleby Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Digby Church of England School Primary
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Digby the Tedder Primary School teach?
- Digby the Tedder Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Digby the Tedder Primary School?
- The headteacher of Digby the Tedder Primary School is Mrs Alison Crawshaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Digby the Tedder Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Digby the Tedder Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Digby the Tedder Primary School?
- Digby the Tedder Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Digby the Tedder Primary School full?
- Digby the Tedder Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 88 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Digby the Tedder Primary School a faith school?
- No. Digby the Tedder Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Digby the Tedder Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Digby the Tedder Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Digby the Tedder Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Digby the Tedder Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Digby the Tedder Primary School ranked 30th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Digby the Tedder Primary School's absence rate?
- Digby the Tedder Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Digby the Tedder Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Digby the Tedder Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.