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Willoughton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Northfield Lane, Willoughton, Gainsborough DN21 5RT · willoughton.lincs.sch.uk · 01427 668381
On the mapSearch near DN21 5RT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 42
- 60% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 7 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Willoughton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied