The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby
High Street, Great Gonerby, Grantham, NG31 8LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Bedford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Federation
- The Grantham Villages’ Church of England Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 120601
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476565896
About this school
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 56% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 78% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 63% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 74% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby 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 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby compares
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby ranked 157th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.9% | 25% | 155 | — |
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 26.3% | 259 | 0.7 miles |
| Poplar Farm School | 63% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Cliffedale Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 284 | 1.2 miles |
| Barrowby Church of England Primary School | 79% | 2.2% | 12.9% | 241 | 1.5 miles |
| St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 118 | 1.7 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 9.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Poplar Farm School0.8 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Cliffedale Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Barrowby Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby ranks 16th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby teach?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby?
- The headteacher of The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby is Mrs Elaine Bedford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby, 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 The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby full?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby has capacity for 175 pupils and 155 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 The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby a faith school?
- Yes. The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby as having no nursery classes.
- Is The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby part of an academy trust?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby is part of the The Grantham Villages’ Church of England Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby ranked 157th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby's absence rate?
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby'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.