Academy converter · Lincolnshire

The Bluecoat School

2–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148371URN

Green Lane, The Bluecoat School, Stamford, PE9 1HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

2.1per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

27 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 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

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

27 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as The Bluecoat School, Stamford (URN 120399), the previous school.

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	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2025	13	16	1.2	12	0.92
Sep 2024	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2023	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2022	23	46	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2021	28	45	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2020 *	29	62	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	40	56	1.4	35	0.88
Sep 2018 *	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2016 *	26	38	1.5	24	0.92
Sep 2015 *	26	27	1.0	20	0.77
Sep 2014 *	32	37	1.2	21	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 83% · Maths 65% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%111th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	61%	9%	107	102
2023/24	50%	14%	102	103
2022/23	56%	4%	102	102

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 Bluecoat SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Aided Primary School
0.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Malcolm Sargent Primary School
1.7 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ryhall CofE Academy
2.8 km · Rutland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Great Casterton Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Rutland

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Uffington Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
5.6 km · Peterborough

Good2022

2.7applications per place 95%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148371 · 925/2066
Trust: Meridian Trust
Capacity: 243 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 49.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: The Bluecoat School, Stamford (URN 120399)
Address: Green Lane, The Bluecoat School, Stamford, PE9 1HE
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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