Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address 4a Sleaford Road
Ruskington
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 9BY
Phone 01526832060
Reference Number 120496

Winchelsea Primary School has been rated as good overall, with notable strengths across various domains including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school promotes resilience, perseverance, and respect among its students, who report feeling happy and safe. Strong pastoral support is evident, and the school community engages positively with parents, who appreciate the care provided by the staff. While most pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), achieve well, there are areas for improvement in curriculum planning where specific knowledge and skills need greater clarity.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 218
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.92%
Girls: 49.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 14 30
2 19 11 30
3 13 17 30
4 13 17 30
5 14 17 31
6 21 12 33

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.3%
White, Other 4.6%
White & Asian 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Apr 2023
Date Report
19 Apr 2023 School inspection:
20 Jun 2017 Short inspection
06 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
20 May 2008 Full inspection:
16 May 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong promotion of resilience, perseverance, and respect among pupils.
  • Effective pastoral support and a safe, happy environment for students.
  • Good subject knowledge from teachers who maintain high expectations.
  • Consistent and effective phonics and reading instruction.
  • Strong curriculum for personal development with ample extracurricular opportunities.
  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils, fostering a supportive learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack clear planning on precise knowledge and skills for pupils.
  • Leaders have not had enough opportunities to monitor implementation of their subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.4
Writing -2.7
Maths 0.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy
Chestnut Street, Ruskington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 9DL
0.38 miles
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Lincoln Road, Leasingham, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8JS
2.08 miles
Digby Church of England School
Church Street, Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3LZ
2.55 miles
William Alvey School
Eastgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7EA
2.93 miles
Church Lane Primary School & Nursery
Church Lane, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DF
3.02 miles
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
The Drove, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7AT
3.13 miles
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Kirkby-la-Thorpe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 9NU
3.2 miles
St Botolph's C of E Primary School
Rookery Avenue, Lincolnshire, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7FE
3.69 miles
Digby the Tedder Primary School
Trenchard Road, Ashby-De-La-Launde, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JY
4.02 miles
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8HH
4.31 miles
Rauceby Church of England Primary School
Tom Lane, North Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8QW
4.54 miles
Walcott Primary School
Pinfold Lane, Walcott, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3SX
4.66 miles
Name Distance
Carre's Grammar School
Northgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7DD
2.95 miles
St George's Academy
Westgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PP
3.1 miles
Sleaford Joint Sixth Form
Westholme House, Sleaford, NG34 7PS
3.19 miles
Holton Sleaford Independent School
Westgate House, Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7RJ
3.19 miles
Willow School
25 Jermyn Street, North Kesteven, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7RU
3.29 miles
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Jermyn Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7RS
3.34 miles
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