Voluntary aided school · Lincolnshire

Great Ponton Church of England School

4–11Ages
55Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120602URN

Mill Lane, Great Ponton, Grantham, NG33 5DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.0per place

5.0 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

7 applications for 1 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

7.0applications per place, Reception

5.0 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 4.8 above England median (2.2)

7 applications · 1 places offered · 1 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 7.0; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 4.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; 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	1	7	7.0	1	1.00
Sep 2025	1	4	4.0	1	1.00
Sep 2024	4	9	2.3	4	1.00
Sep 2023	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2022	3	9	3.0	3	1.00
Sep 2021	10	20	2.0	11	1.10
Sep 2020	10	18	1.8	9	0.90
Sep 2019	10	16	1.6	8	0.80
Sep 2018	10	21	2.1	10	1.00
Sep 2017	10	27	2.7	17	1.70
Sep 2016	10	19	1.9	13	1.30
Sep 2015	9	20	2.2	9	1.00
Sep 2014	7	14	2.0	6	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 33% · Maths 33% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%231st of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard33%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	33%	0%	104	99
2023/24	46%	0%	107	101
2022/23	46%	0%	106	105

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

Great Ponton Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

7.0applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham
4.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Huntingtower Community Primary Academy
5.0 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy
5.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
The Isaac Newton Primary School
5.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, Grantham
5.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120602 · 925/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 70 pupils · 55 on roll
Free school meals: 40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mill Lane, Great Ponton, Grantham, NG33 5DT
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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