Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a highly effective school where pupils achieve well above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics. Achievement, attendance, behaviour, leadership and personal development are all judged to be at a strong standard, with pupils benefiting from a caring, inclusive environment and a rich personal development offer. Safeguarding standards are met, and the school is well regarded within its community. The school is part of a single academy trust and has a Church of England religious character.

Strengths

• Pupils' achievement in national tests consistently exceeds national averages, with high-quality work across subjects and year groups.
• Staff provide targeted and bespoke support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring they progress well.
• Disadvantaged pupils make sustained and significant progress from their starting points, with strong outcomes in reading and mathematics.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages, and persistent absence is well below national figures.
• Pupils' behaviour is excellent; they are polite, respectful and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.
• Leaders have a precise understanding of the school's strengths and priorities, with professional learning aligned to these.
• Trustees provide well-informed, purposeful challenge and support, sharing leaders' high ambitions.
• Staff wellbeing is a high priority; leaders are approachable, caring and mindful of workload.
• The personal development offer is ambitious, reflective of the local community and adapted for pupils with SEND.
• Pastoral support is of consistently high quality, with clear systems in place to support pupils and families.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities and take on leadership roles.
• The early years transition programme is highly effective, enabling children and families to feel part of the school community.
• Pupils are very well prepared for the next stage of their education and demonstrate strong moral and spiritual understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• At times, opportunities to deepen pupils' reasoning, curiosity and independent thinking are not consistently embedded across the curriculum.
• In mathematics, pupils are not consistently given enough opportunities to practise applying what they have learned.
• In the early years, the learning opportunities and intention behind some outdoor activities are not consistently as explicit as they could be.
• Some early years children do not benefit from sufficient opportunities to develop their mathematical vocabulary and explain their responses to ensure depth of knowledge.
• Some targets used to support pupils with additional needs could be more precise, which would ensure a more consistent approach to adaptation in the classroom.

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 Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.3% 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 Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 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 Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 2024–25 Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy received £6,053 and spent £5,589 for each of its 394 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £815,000 (£2,069 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.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Lincoln · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

What is Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy have?

Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy has 389 pupils on roll.

What age range does Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy?

Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is at School Drive, Welton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 3LA.