Schools in Sleaford

About schools in Sleaford

Most of the 21 schools listed in Sleaford are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

46.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Billingborough Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Brown's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Church Lane Primary School & Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Helpringham Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Osbournby Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Rauceby Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Botolph's C of E Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• William Alvey School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Carre's Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  58.0

  Attainment 8
• Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  61.8

  Attainment 8
• St George's Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  39.3

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Sleaford Joint Sixth Form

  Sixth form centres · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Willow School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 14

Common questions about schools in Sleaford

How many schools are in Sleaford?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Sleaford, including 16 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sleaford?

Every school in Sleaford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Sleaford?

OfferDay ranks schools in Sleaford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.