Ketton Church of England Primary School

Ketton Church of England Primary School has been assessed as a good school overall, marking its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school successfully fosters a caring environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their educational experience. There is a strong focus on high expectations for learning, and the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing pupils to achieve notably in subjects like writing and mathematics. Strengths include the effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the commitment to personal development, which equips students with important life skills. However, there are concerns regarding behavior during break times, as some pupils engage in rough play that disrupts the positive environment established during lessons. Additionally, some teachers are inconsistent in aligning activities with curriculum goals, leading to varied learning experiences for pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• Positive relationships exist between pupils and staff.
• The school has an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupil achievement.
• Pupils achieve extremely well in writing and mathematics.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures they follow the same curriculum.
• Staff feel well supported and proud to work at the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not behave well during break and lunchtime.
• Learning activities in some subjects are not always well matched to the curriculum aims.

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 Ketton Church of England Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Ketton 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 Ketton Church of England Primary School had 23.1 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, 8.6% of pupils at Ketton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Ketton Church of England Primary School received £5,754 and spent £5,987 for each of its 187 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £90,000 (£483 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of The Rutland Learning Trust, income was £7,559 and spending £7,570 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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All schools in Stamford · Rutland local authority: places and applications

Ketton Church of England Primary School is part of The Rutland Learning Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Empingham Church of England Primary School Oakham
• Great Casterton Church of England Primary School Stamford
• Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School Oakham
• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Oakham
• Cottesmore Academy Oakham
• Uppingham Church of England Primary School Oakham
• Oakham CofE Primary School Oakham
• Glapthorn Church of England Primary School Peterborough
• Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Oakham
• Whissendine Church of England Primary School Oakham

What is Ketton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ketton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

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

Ketton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

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

Ketton Church of England Primary School has 185 pupils on roll.

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

Ketton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is Ketton Church of England Primary School?

Ketton Church of England Primary School is at Ketton Cof E Primary School High Street, Ketton, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3TE.