Billingborough Primary School
Billingborough Primary School is a converter academy in Sleaford for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 116 pupils and room for 164. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Victoria Street, Billingborough, Sleaford, NG34 0NX01529 240437billingborough-cit.co.ukMr Tom Thorpe headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
24 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Billingborough Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 24 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 10 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 22% | 56% | 76% | 60% | 59% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.5 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 102.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.5 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 100.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.9 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 63% | 71% | 50% | 76% | 82% | 60% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 67% | 64% | 28% | 80% | 82% | 60% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 67% | 79% | 67% | 68% | 88% | 80% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +0.3 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -3.3 | -2.9 | -4.2 | +0.1 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 67% | – | – | 44% | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 61% | – | – | 63% | – | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Billingborough Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
42 places were empty (28% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (15 offers for 20 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (10), Moderate learning difficulty (5), language and communications needs (3), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Physical disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 116 | 113 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 16% | 21% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.6% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.3% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 22.2% | 3.2% | 9.6% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Billingborough Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 730 m | 52 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
| The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 69 | Good 2024 | 61 | Compare |
| Osbournby Primary School | Academy | 3.8 miles | 61 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
| Helpringham Primary Academy | Academy | 4.0 miles | 83 | Good 2024 | 50 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Billingborough Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Billingborough Primary School yet.
How good are Billingborough Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 63% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 4% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Billingborough Primary School have?
116 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 164 places, so it is 71% full.
Is Billingborough Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 42 places were empty in 2024/25 (28% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Billingborough Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Victoria Street, Billingborough, Sleaford, NG34 0NX
- Telephone
- 01529 240437
- Website
- billingborough-cit.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Thorpe
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Community Inclusive Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Toller
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151274 · LAESTAB 9252003 · UKPRN 10096354
- Formerly
- Billingborough Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Lincolnshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.