Stickney Church of England Primary School

Stickney Church of England Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils feel safe, behave well and enjoy strong relationships with staff. Inspectors found the school has made significant changes since its previous inspection, when it was judged to require improvement, and it is now good across all the key judgements. Most pupils achieve well, attendance has improved and safeguarding is effective.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive culture with a strong sense of belonging for pupils and staff
• High expectations of behaviour, with pupils who are happy and feel safe
• School values successfully guide pupils' kindness, respect and positive attitudes
• Reading is prioritised, with expert phonics teaching and effective catch-up support
• The curriculum has been overhauled and is clearly sequenced from early years to Year 6
• Pupils with SEND are identified swiftly and supported effectively to access learning
• Early years routines are well established and children behave well
• Attendance has improved and persistent absence has reduced significantly
• Personal development is highly effective, including pupils' understanding of British values and different cultures
• Leaders and governors are sharply focused on pupils thriving and support staff well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects are in the early stages of implementation, so pupils do not achieve as well in them
• In some subjects, teachers do not check pupils' knowledge closely enough, so activities can be mismatched to what pupils know
• Some early years activities have unclear intended learning outcomes, and continuous provision can leave learning to chance

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 Stickney Church of England Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% 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, 4.2% of pupils at Stickney 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 Stickney Church of England Primary School had 14.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.6% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Stickney Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.0% 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 Stickney Church of England Primary School received £9,089 and spent £9,480 for each of its 144 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £46,000 (£317 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 Stickney Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stickney Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Stickney Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stickney Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Stickney Church of England Primary School have?

Stickney Church of England Primary School has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stickney Church of England Primary School cover?

Stickney Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Stickney Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stickney Church of England Primary School?

Stickney Church of England Primary School is at Main Road, Stickney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AX.