Church Lane Primary School & Nursery
Church Lane, Sleaford, NG34 7DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Callum Clay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 120387
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01529302696
About this school
Church Lane Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Sleaford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Lane Primary School & Nursery, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 77% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 80% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Church Lane Primary School & Nursery 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 | 63% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Lane Primary School & Nursery compares
Church Lane Primary School & Nursery ranked 45th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.6% | 38.9% | 218 | — |
| William Alvey School | 71% | 4.8% | 28.2% | 570 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 38% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 146 | 0.4 miles |
| St Botolph's C of E Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 18.6% | 402 | 0.8 miles |
| The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 18.9% | 190 | 1.8 miles |
| The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 15.4% | 106 | 1.9 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)
- 38.91%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Alvey School0.2 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
St Botolph's C of E Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sleaford
Other schools in Sleaford
Church Lane Primary School & Nursery ranks 2nd of the 14 ranked primary schools in Sleaford.
- Billingborough Primary School Primary
- Brown's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
- Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School Primary
- Helpringham Primary Academy Primary
- Osbournby Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Rauceby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Primary
- St Botolph's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Church Lane Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sleaford.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Lane Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Church Lane Primary School & Nursery is Mr Callum Clay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Lane Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Lane Primary School & Nursery, 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 Church Lane Primary School & Nursery?
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Church Lane Primary School & Nursery full?
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 218 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Church Lane Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Church Lane Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Lane Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Church Lane Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Church Lane Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Lane Primary School & Nursery compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery ranked 45th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Church Lane Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Lane Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Lane Primary School & Nursery'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.