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Alford Primary School

Primary

East Lindsey · Alford · LN13 9BJ http://www.alford.lincs.sch.uk/

Pupils
312
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
312
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Alford Primary School · Primary · Lincolnshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+13pp
72%65%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
10%
+2pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
312
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BJ
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%10%79%31%77%13%79%44%77%74%105.0107.0107.020%312
2023/2459%8%67%25%77%8%72%28%75%69%103.0105.0103.015%321
2022/2360%7%76%22%78%7%69%27%82%78%105.0104.0105.0-0.20+0.10+0.3016%318
2018/1958%3%64%12%81%19%68%12%83%69%102.0102.0104.0-3.30+0.00-2.7014%369
2017/1864%14%75%25%73%20%73%32%89%77%106.0105.0106.0-0.90-1.40-0.2015%367
2016/1750%9%63%15%70%17%67%22%78%72%102.0102.0104.0-1.60-0.10-0.7015%364

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531218.420%2%43%4%10%
2023/2432120.215%2%40%5%14%
2022/2331818.116%2%41%6%19%
2021/2233920.715%1%43%8%25%
2020/2135220.514%1%44%
2018/1936920.814%1%42%4%10%
2017/1836720.715%2%40%4%9%
2016/1736422.215%3%39%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.