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North Scarle Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Katie Durant-Good

location_onLincoln, LN6 9EY

language Visit Website phone 1522778724

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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North Scarle Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lincoln, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

North Scarle Primary School is a community school in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 49 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 69%

Maths-% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading100% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing100% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.0

Read

LA -0.3

1.2 to 8.7

8.0

Write

LA -0.3

4.5 to 11.6

4.0

Maths

LA -0.7

0.5 to 7.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading40% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.5

Read

LA -0.7

-9.3 to -1.7

-2.1

Write

LA -0.4

-5.7 to 1.4

-2.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-6.1 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%

Reading70% LA 71%

Writing80% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA -0.8

-4.7 to 2.7

2.9

Write

LA -0.5

-0.7 to 6.5

-0.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-4 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 June 2025

Inspection Report

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17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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26 April 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 February 2007

Inspection Report

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23 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-06-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-05-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-02-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 49 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	49	1	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	49	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	50	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	50	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	61	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	59	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	55	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	54	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	54	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	53	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	49	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	46	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	46	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	48	1	2.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	49	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	51	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	52	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	56	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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North Scarle Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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The Claypole Church of England Primary School

Ling Moor Primary Academy

Witham St Hughs Academy

The Sibsey Free Primary School

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Waddington All Saints Academy