Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School
Ryland Road, Dunholme, Lincoln, LN2 3NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Appleby
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 120569
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01673860597
About this school
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- 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 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 77% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 84% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 84% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Dunholme St Chad's Church of England 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 | 72% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School compares
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School ranked 111th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.2% | 17.2% | 196 | — |
| Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 76% | 3.5% | 20.8% | 389 | 0.8 miles |
| Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School | 73% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 291 | 1.7 miles |
| The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 58 | 2.3 miles |
| The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 7.6% | 198 | 2.7 miles |
| The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 35% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 236 | 2.8 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)
- 17.24%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 6.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School2.7 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School2.8 miles
Primary · Nettleham, Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School ranks 30th 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
- Digby the Tedder Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Karen Appleby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dunholme St Chad's Church of England 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 big is Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School?
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School full?
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 220 pupils and 196 on roll (89%), 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 Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School ranked 111th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dunholme St Chad's Church of England 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.