Community school · Lincolnshire

Belton Lane Community Primary School

4–11Ages
303Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120392URN

Green Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

74 applications for 40 places · 100th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

13 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 40 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	40	74	1.9	39	0.98
Sep 2025	25	48	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2024	29	50	1.7	26	0.90
Sep 2023	37	62	1.7	33	0.89
Sep 2022	30	50	1.7	26	0.87
Sep 2021	33	58	1.8	29	0.88
Sep 2020	27	54	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2019	46	82	1.8	49	1.07
Sep 2018	42	70	1.7	40	0.95
Sep 2017	45	81	1.8	49	1.09
Sep 2016	43	69	1.6	37	0.86
Sep 2015	39	57	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2014	30	42	1.4	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%45th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	9%	105	106
2023/24	63%	5%	103	105
2022/23	56%	2%	102	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Belton Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Harrowby Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

2025

2.6applications per place
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Belmont Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Cliffedale Primary School
1.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120392 · 925/2054
Capacity: 320 pupils · 303 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Green Lane, Grantham, NG31 9PP
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources