Academy sponsor led · North Lincolnshire

Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
94Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140343URN

Church Lane, Ulceby, DN39 6TB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below North Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Lincolnshire

25 applications for 15 places · 25th of 37 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 January 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below North Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2024 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 1.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 1.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2020 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 1.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 1.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2016 1.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2015 1.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 1.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North 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	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2024	9	11	1.2	9	1.00
Sep 2023	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2022	17	18	1.1	17	1.00
Sep 2021	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2020	18	21	1.2	17	0.94
Sep 2019	16	20	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2018	21	20	1.0	20	0.95
Sep 2017	16	20	1.3	15	0.94
Sep 2016	20	22	1.1	20	1.00
Sep 2015	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2014	17	19	1.1	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%21st of 52 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

North Lincolnshire 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

North Lincolnshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

North Lincolnshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard6%

North Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	0%	101	103
2023/24	63%	11%	103	105
2022/23	54%	0%	102	100

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

Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School
2.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kirmington CofE Primary School
3.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

10.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Killingholme Primary School
4.7 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
East Halton Primary School
6.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

6.0applications per place
St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby
6.7 km · North Lincolnshire

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy
6.9 km · North East Lincolnshire

2026

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Keelby Primary Academy
7.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Goxhill Primary School
7.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140343 · 813/2005
Trust: Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 94 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School (URN 118024)
Address: Church Lane, Ulceby, DN39 6TB
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

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