Brown's Church of England Primary School

Brown’s Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspection areas. The school has a welcoming environment where pupils are happy and feel safe. The dedicated staff are noted for their kindness and support, which fosters positive relationships and high expectations among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed, effectively catering to the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). There is strong emphasis on early reading and personal development, with pupils enthusiastically engaging in a wide range of activities that prepare them for their future.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a well-designed, ambitious curriculum.
• Teachers are supportive and foster positive relationships.
• High expectations for pupil achievement are consistently communicated.
• Strong emphasis on early reading with matched phonics books.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils have positive attitudes towards learning and behavior.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum across all classes.
• Some teachers do not effectively check pupil understanding before introducing new 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 Brown's Church of England Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Brown'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 Brown's Church of England Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% 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, 25.0% of pupils at Brown's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Brown's Church of England Primary School received £9,613 and spent £10,532 for each of its 65 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £60,000 (£921 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, income was £7,689 and spending £7,482 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 Sleaford · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Brown's Church of England Primary School is part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Bourne
• Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School Boston
• The Edenham Church of England School Bourne
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford
• The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Boston
• Spalding Parish Church of England Day School Spalding
• The Harrowby Church of England Primary School Grantham
• Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School Spalding
• St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School Grantham
• Whaplode Church of England Primary School Spalding

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Brown's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Brown's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brown's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Brown's Church of England Primary School have?

Brown's Church of England Primary School has 52 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brown's Church of England Primary School cover?

Brown's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brown's Church of England Primary School?

Brown's Church of England Primary School is at Sandygate Lane, Horbling, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 0PL.