Voluntary aided school · Lincolnshire

Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School

4–11Ages
122Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120619URN

Blyton Cum Laughton Primary, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, DN21 3JX · 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

2.2per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

24 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 22 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

24 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	11	24	2.2	10	0.91
Sep 2025	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2024	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2023	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2022	16	23	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2021	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	17	29	1.7	15	0.88
Sep 2019	10	24	2.4	10	1.00
Sep 2018	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2017	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2016	20	41	2.1	17	0.85
Sep 2015	17	30	1.8	16	0.94
Sep 2014	14	27	1.9	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	53%	6%	102	105
2023/24	39%	9%	100	99
2022/23	63%	11%	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

Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Corringham CofE VC Primary School
3.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Castle Wood Academy
5.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Morton Trentside Primary School
5.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
White's Wood Academy
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

30%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
5.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Mercer's Wood Academy
6.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School
6.1 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.1applications per place 49%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120619 · 925/3350
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 189 pupils · 122 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Laughton Endowed Church of England Primary School (URN 120624)
Address: Blyton Cum Laughton Primary, High Street, Blyton, Gainsborough, DN21 3JX
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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