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St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School

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personMr Gareth Smith

corporate_fareLINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onGrantham, NG31 6SR

language Visit Website phone 1476563895

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

275

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Grantham, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Grantham, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 144 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #213 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #12,762 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 9.2 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

42%

LA 57%

Reading60% LA 70%

Writing60% LA 69%

Maths58% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading60% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing41% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.3

-4.7 to -1.8

-7.3

Write

LA -0.3

-8.7 to -6.0

-6.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-7.3 to -4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.7

-2.4 to -0.2

1.8

Write

LA -0.4

0.8 to 2.9

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.0 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing89% LA 74%

Maths64% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.8

-3.5 to -1.3

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.3 to 1.9

-3.3

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.3 to -2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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12 June 2023

Inspection Report

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22 February 2022

Inspection Report

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12 June 2018

Inspection Report

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23 January 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 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

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-02-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-06-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-23

None Legacy

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

7.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.9%(7 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 144 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 7.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	144	11	7.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	139	15	10.8%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	5	2.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	215	11	5.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	280	9	3.2%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	275	8	2.9%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	270	24	8.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	352	13	3.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	344	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	328	5	1.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	379	8	2.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	382	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	380	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	431	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	430	8	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	463	8	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	464	9	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	461	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	475	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	480	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	477	4	0.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	471	7	1.5%	0.4%	2
2016/17 (Spring term)	476	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	473	3	0.6%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils