Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Coningsby St Michael’s Church of England Primary School has been inspected for the first time since becoming an academy and overall has been rated as good across all key areas including the quality of education, behavior, and leadership. The school fosters a welcoming and supportive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning, exhibiting enthusiasm and positive relationships with teachers. Notably, the school provides excellent support for service children and has a rich outdoor curriculum that aids in the personal growth and resilience of its students.

Strengths

• Strong support systems for service children.
• High expectations set by teachers.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils.
• Effective early reading program leading to fluent readers.
• Calm and respectful behavior supported by staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices across some foundation subjects.
• Insufficient communication with parents about children's progress.

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 Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School attended 93.8% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Coningsby St Michael'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 Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.7% 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, 18.5% of pupils at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

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 Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School received £7,889 and spent £7,261 for each of its 257 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £237,000 (£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 East Lindsey · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

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

• Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Lincoln
• William Lovell Church of England Academy Boston
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford
• Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School Boston
• Branston Church of England Infant Academy Lincoln
• The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Boston
• Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School Boston
• Brown's Church of England Primary School Sleaford
• The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Skegness
• Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School Spalding

What is Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School have?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School cover?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Coningsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4SJ.