Malcolm Sargent Primary School
Empingham Road, Stamford, PE9 2SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MALCOLM SARGENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Principal
- Mr Tristan Revell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 589
- Pupils on roll
- 604
- URN
- 137680
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780756056
About this school
Malcolm Sargent Primary School is a primary academy in Stamford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 604 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Malcolm Sargent 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 86 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 71% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Malcolm Sargent 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 | 68% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 656 |
| 2023/24 | 648 |
| 2024/25 | 649 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Malcolm Sargent Primary School compares
Malcolm Sargent Primary School ranked 61st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 604 | — |
| Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 281 | 0.9 miles |
| The Bluecoat School | 61% | 8.3% | 46.3% | 119 | 1.1 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 7.3% | 44.8% | 103 | 1.3 miles |
| Great Casterton Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 77 | 1.4 miles |
| St George's Church of England Aided Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 42.4% | 144 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 December 2024
- 29 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.67%
- Persistent absence
- 3.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
The Bluecoat School1.1 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
Great Casterton Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stamford
-
St George's Church of England Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stamford
Other schools in Stamford
Malcolm Sargent Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Stamford.
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Great Casterton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ketton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ryhall CofE Academy Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Bluecoat School Primary
- The Uffington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Casterton College Rutland Secondary
- Stamford Welland Academy Secondary
- Meadows View School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Malcolm Sargent Primary School teach?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stamford.
- Who is the principal of Malcolm Sargent Primary School?
- The principal of Malcolm Sargent Primary School is Mr Tristan Revell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Malcolm Sargent Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Malcolm Sargent 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 Malcolm Sargent Primary School?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School has 604 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Malcolm Sargent Primary School full?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School has capacity for 589 pupils and 604 on roll (103%), 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 Malcolm Sargent Primary School a faith school?
- No. Malcolm Sargent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Malcolm Sargent Primary School a selective school?
- No. Malcolm Sargent Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Malcolm Sargent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Malcolm Sargent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Malcolm Sargent Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School is part of THE MALCOLM SARGENT PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Malcolm Sargent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Malcolm Sargent Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School ranked 61st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Malcolm Sargent Primary School's absence rate?
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Malcolm Sargent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Malcolm Sargent 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 1 July 2026.