Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Sleaford, Lincolnshire·NG34 9DL
Composite score
60.8
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#3,698
National rank
#256
In East Midlands
#34
In Lincolnshire
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
19 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 19 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9120231.0020240.9320251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
160
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,732
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy at a glance

Located in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 160 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 16.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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