The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bourne, Lincolnshire·PE10 0NN
Composite score
67.2
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#2,237
National rank
#149
In East Midlands
#16
In Lincolnshire
Top 15%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 23 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
213
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
27.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,683
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School at a glance

Located in Bourne, Lincolnshire, The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 213 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 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 among the top 15% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 27.1 pupils per teacher. The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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