Kirmington CofE Primary School

Kirmington CofE Primary School continues to hold its good rating following its recent ungraded inspection. The school fosters a positive atmosphere where pupils enjoy learning and benefit from supportive relationships with adults. Despite these strengths, the inspection highlighted potential concerns regarding the effective implementation of the curriculum and insufficient oversight from the governing body. The organization of mixed-age classes has led to inconsistencies in pupils’ learning experiences, suggesting that further improvements are necessary to support all learners adequately.

Strengths

• Strong community links and positive relationships between pupils and adults.
• Pupils demonstrate good behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Effective teaching of phonics, which supports early reading development.
• Extra-curricular opportunities are well attended and positively received by all pupil groups.
• Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support to access the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans are not consistently followed across all subjects.
• Insufficient checks on what pupils have learned lead to potential knowledge gaps.
• Governors lack effective oversight and understanding of the school's performance.

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 Kirmington CofE Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kirmington CofE 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 Kirmington CofE Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 57.7% 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, 18.4% of pupils at Kirmington CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 2022–23 Kirmington CofE Primary School received £8,159 and spent £7,858 for each of its 56 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £14,000 (£248 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 Kirmington CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kirmington CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Kirmington CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kirmington CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Kirmington CofE Primary School have?

Kirmington CofE Primary School has 38 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kirmington CofE Primary School cover?

Kirmington CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kirmington CofE Primary School?

Kirmington CofE Primary School is at Kirmington, High Street, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, DN39 6YP.