Voluntary controlled school · Lincolnshire

The Welbourn Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
78Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120542URN

High Street, Welbourn, Lincoln, LN5 0NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

16 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

16 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; 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	7	16	2.3	6	0.86
Sep 2025	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2024	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2023	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2022	4	12	3.0	4	1.00
Sep 2021	5	15	3.0	5	1.00
Sep 2020	10	18	1.8	9	0.90
Sep 2019	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2018	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2017	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2016	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2015	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2014	10	26	2.6	9	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 100% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%142nd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	0%	110	104
2023/24	36%	0%	103	99
2022/23	71%	14%	110	107

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

The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Leadenham Church of England Academy
2.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

43%met the SATs standard
Navenby Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School
5.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)
6.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
6.5 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2024

5.0applications per place
Caythorpe Primary School
6.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bassingham Primary School
7.9 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Digby the Tedder Primary School
8.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 77%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120542 · 925/3071
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 90 pupils · 78 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Welbourn, Lincoln, LN5 0NH
Local authority: Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

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