Alford Primary School is a primary school located in Alford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BJ
Website: http://www.alford.lincs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01507463414
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vicky Ross
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120440

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 352
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 185

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.7
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alford Primary School
Hanby Lane , LN13 9BJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Hanby Lane , LN13 9BL
2out of 4 146 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Station Road , LN13 9HY
4out of 4 876 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.