School Chooser

Tattershall Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCouncil137 pupilsLincolnLincolnshire
School Chooser Score
65
Above
similar schools
Likely range 35 to 85, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 83% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, July 2024
Reached the expected level at 1167%England 63%
Attendance96.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families29%About the same as most schools in England
Places3 spare137 pupils, 140 places
Pupils per teacher16.3School workforce census

Tattershall Primary School is a council school in Lincoln for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 137 pupils and room for 140. About 28 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 65 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Clinton Park, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4QZ01526 342045tattershallprimary.lincs.sch.ukMiss Lyndsey Wood headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 2 July 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

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
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
4 May 2023UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

18 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 1167%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level11%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score106.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score106.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 68%68%20172018: 80%80%20182019: 74%74%20192023: 42%42%20232024: 65%65%20242025: 67%67%2025
Since 2017: -1%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017LincolnshireEngland
Pupils tested181719192019
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%65%42%74%80%68%59%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths11%0%0%11%10%5%6%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score106.0103.0103.0102.0107.0101.0104.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score106.0105.0101.0105.0107.0104.0103.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0103.0102.0105.0108.0103.0103.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard67%71%63%74%85%74%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard89%82%63%79%95%79%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)78%65%53%79%85%79%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.4+0.1+4.5+0.1
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.3+2.0+4.4+3.7
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged71%33%22%56%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged64%82%60%100%

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.

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

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
71%64%
Gap 7 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
43%82%
Gap 39 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
14%11%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full135 pupils for 140 places, 2024/25
96% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child chosen by how close to the school they lived, but the council didn't publish how far away that was.

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary2020LA
2025 Primary2020LA
2024 Primary2020LA
2023 Primary2020LA
2022 Primary2017all offeredLA
2021 Primary2019all 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 roll137Census January 2026
Places14098% full
Pupils from low-income families29%29% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%20 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%9 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.86 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)28%£60,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls67 / 70
White British pupils91%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 19.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Specific learning difficulty (2), emotional and mental health (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll137141139138136141
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals29%32%30%31%27%23%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3%4%4%4%2%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support16%11%8%7%8%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%4%7%7%6%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school6.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils5.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.2%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.8%5.2%4.0%5.1%2.0%2.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.6%4.0%3.3%4.4%1.7%2.1%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.2%1.2%0.7%0.7%0.3%0.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence6.5%9.8%5.0%6.3%4.7%2.5%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate5.00.70.00.02.1
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers8.4full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher16.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,932
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher8.42024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,685England £7,738. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£7,309England £7,697. Total £1.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,907England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £43k, £308 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£53kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,685spent 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 m8412 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 stop50 mClinton Park Primary School, 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 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy390 m92No overall grade 202414Compare
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy950 m249Good 202216Compare
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England3.1 miles118Good 202352Compare
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy3.4 miles292Good 202374Compare
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.4 miles143Good 202332Compare
The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.5 miles78Good 202358Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Tattershall Primary School with the 47 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 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats83%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 65 is 35 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 30 · highest 97100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 65 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 65% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 35 to 85. 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%in line
-0.07
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 18 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.2 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
-0.05
DfE progress measure; 18 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well above
+0.19
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.08
2024/25; 123 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.02
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 18 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 Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Tattershall Primary School scores 65 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 35 to 85, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Tattershall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Tattershall Primary School good at its last full inspection on 2 July 2024.

How good are Tattershall Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 67% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 11% 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 Primary School have?

137 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 140 places, so it is 98% full.

Is Tattershall Primary School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Tattershall Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Tattershall Primary School?

The average class had 22.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class 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
Clinton Park, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4QZ
Telephone
01526 342045
Website
www.tattershallprimary.lincs.sch.uk
Headteacher
Miss Lyndsey Wood
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Coningsby & Mareham
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
120493 · LAESTAB 9252215 · UKPRN 10078609

Where these figures come from