Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Dunston St Peter’s Church of England Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering a supportive and aspirational environment for its pupils. The leadership team, staff, and governors work diligently to ensure that students feel safe and valued, while also engaging with their local community through various clubs and events. There is a clear ambition in the school's curriculum, which is designed to help pupils gain secure knowledge and understanding across subjects, particularly in early years education. However, the inspection revealed areas for improvement in teaching practices. Some teachers need to enhance their subject knowledge and consistently monitor pupils' understanding to address misconceptions effectively. Leaders acknowledge these areas and are focused on training and supporting staff to ensure all pupils can connect their learning meaningfully and build on their knowledge over time. Overall, the school is on a positive path but must continue to refine its teaching strategies to enhance student outcomes further.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-designed curriculum
• Strong community focus and supportive environment
• High expectations of pupils leading to good behavior
• Effective safeguarding practices
• Impressive engagement in extra-curricular activities
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Clear communication of important knowledge to pupils
• Strong support for pupils with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding by some teachers
• Some teachers lack necessary subject knowledge
• Activities do not always connect meaningfully with previous 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 Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% 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 Dunston St Peter's Church of England 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 Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School had 15.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 7.4% of pupils at Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School received £8,104 and spent £7,891 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£162 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 Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School have?

Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School cover?

Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 30% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School is at Back Lane, Dunston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 2EH.