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Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England92 pupilsLincolnLincolnshire
School Chooser Score
14
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 5 to 38, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 20% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, December 2024
Reached the expected level at 1150%England 63%
Attendance94.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families26%About the same as most schools in England
Places48 spare92 pupils, 140 places
Pupils per teacher26.4School workforce census

Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in Lincoln for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 92 pupils and room for 140. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 14 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 20% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Curzon Estate, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4LD01526 343997holytrinitytattershall.co.ukMrs Donna Kaynes headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 December 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
14 September 2022UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

10 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1150%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score98.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 57%57%20172018: 67%67%20182019: 54%54%20192023: 36%36%20232024: 59%59%20242025: 50%50%2025
Since 2017: -7%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320192018†2017†LincolnshireEngland
Pupils tested101714131514
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%59%36%54%67%57%59%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%6%0%15%13%0%6%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0101.0103.0102.0104.0103.0104.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score98.0101.099.0106.0104.0101.0103.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.099.099.0104.0103.0106.0103.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard70%65%57%69%80%79%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard50%59%43%92%87%71%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)60%82%71%77%80%79%
Reading progressReading progress score-3.0-2.5+0.3-1.7
Maths progressMaths progress score-5.2+1.0+0.9-3.8

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 Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places85 pupils for 140 places, 2024/25
61% full

55 places were empty (39% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 28% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

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 (16 offers for 20 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary2016all offeredLA
2025 Primary2015all offeredLA
2024 Primary207all offeredLA
2023 Primary2013all offeredLA
2022 Primary2010all offeredLA
2021 Primary2013all offeredLA
2020 Primary2020LA
2019 Primary2020LA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll92Census January 2026
Places14066% full
Pupils from low-income families26%26% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support16%15 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%7 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.03 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils33%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)23%£32,550 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls43 / 49
White British pupils83%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 16.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 25.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (10), emotional and mental health (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll92838888123126
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals26%18%16%17%21%15%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%1%1%0%0%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support17%24%27%22%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans7%5%2%3%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school15.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils20.52024/25, 1 permanent exclusion
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.0%6.6%6.5%6.9%2.9%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.8%5.3%5.5%6.3%2.5%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%1.3%1.0%0.6%0.3%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence15.6%14.5%14.0%21.1%4.4%11.6%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate20.512.59.113.07.9
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions10000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.5full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher26.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£66,141
Teachers who left in the year23%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher22.02023/24

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.

Spend per pupil£8,133England £7,128. Total £675k
Income per pupil£9,012England £7,587. Total £748k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,964England £3,405
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £76k, £921 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£73kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,133spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m7812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate65 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average
Typical house price£219,950East Lindsey
Nearest bus stop140 mThe Black Horse PH, 6 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Tattershall Primary SchoolCouncil390 m137Good 202465Compare
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy910 m249Good 202216Compare
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England3.3 miles118Good 202352Compare
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy3.5 miles292Good 202374Compare
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.2 miles143Good 202332Compare
The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.7 miles78Good 202358Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats20%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 14 is 14 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 28 · highest 94100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 45 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolChurch of England5.9 miles87Good 202323Compare
Gipsey Bridge AcademyAcademy6.6 miles97Good 202432Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 14 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 14% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 38. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.15
2024 and 2023 results; 17 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 1.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.17
DfE progress measure; 17 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.13
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.04
2024/25; 77 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.09
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 17 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School scores 14 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 20% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 38, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 10 December 2024.

How good are Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 50% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School have?

92 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 140 places, so it is 66% full.

Is Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 55 places were empty in 2024/25 (39% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 94.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 16% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 22.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 33% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Curzon Estate, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4LD
Telephone
01526 343997
Website
www.holytrinitytattershall.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Donna Kaynes
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Lincoln
Multi-academy trust
Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust (24 schools)
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Coningsby & Mareham
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2018 (academy converter)
URN
145436 · LAESTAB 9253146 · UKPRN 10067201
Formerly
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Where these figures come from