Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Rectory Road, Coleby, Lincoln, LN5 0AJ
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Coleby Church of England Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David Nicholson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 120517
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Lincoln. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 33% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 33% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 83% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 50% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Coleby Church of England (Controlled) 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 | 38% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.3% | 24.4% | 45 | — |
| Coleby Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | 43 | 0.0 miles |
| Navenby Church of England Primary School | 61% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 195 | 1.9 miles |
| Waddington All Saints Academy | 77% | 3.7% | 13.5% | 372 | 2.3 miles |
| Waddington Redwood Primary Academy | 45% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 278 | 3.4 miles |
| The South Hykeham Community Primary School | 60% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 130 | 3.4 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)
- 24.44%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 4.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Navenby Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Waddington All Saints Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Waddington Redwood Primary Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The South Hykeham Community Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other 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
- Digby the Tedder Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School teach?
- Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Lincoln.
- Has Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School?
- Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School had 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coleby Church of England (Controlled) 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 September 2025.