William Alvey School

William Alvey School has recently undergone its first routine inspection since its conversion to an academy. Overall, the school is performing well, with assessments rating all aspects of the education it provides as good. The school environment fosters positive relationships between staff and pupils, and there is a strong sense of safety and well-being among students. Parents and staff both express pride in the school, highlighting how their children thrive in such an encouraging setting. However, the inspection notes that while the curriculum is broad and ambitious, there are some inconsistencies in its implementation across all subjects, particularly in newer foundational subject plans.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Pupils demonstrate good manners and punctuality
• Effective safeguarding measures in place

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation across all subjects
• Some teachers lacking subject knowledge for effective teaching

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 William Alvey School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 0.7% of pupils at William Alvey 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 William Alvey School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% 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, 10.9% of pupils at William Alvey School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 2024–25 William Alvey School received £6,516 and spent £6,199 for each of its 599 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £459,000 (£766 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is William Alvey School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Alvey School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was William Alvey School last inspected by Ofsted?

William Alvey School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does William Alvey School have?

William Alvey School has 570 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Alvey School cover?

William Alvey School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are William Alvey School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is William Alvey School?

William Alvey School is at Eastgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7EA.