Linton Primary School

Linton Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive primary where pupils feel safe and are proud to follow the ‘Linton Law’. Inspectors judged the school good in all key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This graded inspection did not produce an overall effectiveness grade, and it was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Strengths

• Coherent, well-sequenced curriculum from early years to Year 6
• Strong early years provision that builds routines and vocabulary
• Reading is a key priority with well-implemented phonics and close progress monitoring
• Pupils with SEND are included and well supported to learn alongside peers
• Rich wider opportunities, including gardening, forest school, sports and trips
• Pupils feel safe and contribute to an inclusive, welcoming ethos
• Positive relationships with parents, who see the school as a community hub
• Staff feel well supported and valued, with effective coaching for new teachers
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers sometimes set complex tasks before pupils have mastered simpler concepts, especially in writing
• Staff do not always wait for all pupils to settle before beginning teaching
• Pupils’ focus and attention habits are inconsistent, causing some to miss important learning

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Linton Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Linton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Linton Primary School had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.1% of pupils at Linton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Linton Primary School received £6,957 and spent £6,905 for each of its 276 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £14,000 (-£52 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Linton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Linton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Linton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Linton Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Linton Primary School have?

Linton Primary School has 278 pupils on roll.

What age range does Linton Primary School cover?

Linton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Linton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Linton Primary School?

Linton Primary School is at Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6QA.