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The Sibsey Free Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Main Road, Sibsey, Boston PE22 0RR · sibseyprimaryschool.squarespace.com · 01205 750335
On the mapSearch near PE22 0RR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- 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
- 173
- 3 over 170 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 27 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 26 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Sibsey Free Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 68
- 38% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (21%) with SEND