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William Alvey School

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

personMr Shaun Farrington

corporate_fareTHE WILLIAM ALVEY SCHOOL TRUST

location_onSleaford, NG34 7EA

language Visit Website phone 1529302772

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

633

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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William Alvey School is a Academy converter primary school in Sleaford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

William Alvey School is an academy converter in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE WILLIAM ALVEY SCHOOL TRUST. The school has approximately 599 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #2,371 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

71%

LA 57%

Reading82% LA 70%

Writing86% LA 69%

Maths77% LA 68%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading82% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 1.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.3

0.2 to 2.7

1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 1.3

0.3

Write

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 1.5

1.6

Maths

LA -1.0

0.5 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%

Reading85% LA 71%

Writing84% LA 74%

Maths86% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.8

-0.7 to 1.9

-0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 0.6

0.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.5 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 March 2022

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-03-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2006-12-06

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 599 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	599	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	591	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	621	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	622	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	621	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	637	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	633	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	622	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	652	2	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	647	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	646	3	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	641	2	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	647	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	641	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	646	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	646	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	642	2	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	635	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	636	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	637	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	632	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	637	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	631	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	656	5	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	646	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	637	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 30 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils