Primary school in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Road, Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0AJ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- Places
- 84
- How full
- 51% full — 43 of 84 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 23 / 20
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Kesteven 006C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: John Slater
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Waddington Rural
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- URN
- 152021
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2021 | 61% | 1.9 mi |
| Waddington All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 77% | 2.3 mi |
| Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 45% | 3.4 mi |
| The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 3.4 mi |
| The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 57% | 4 mi |
| Bassingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 54% | 4 mi |
| The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 52% | 4 mi |
| Manor Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 73% | 4.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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