Digby Church of England SchoolRuskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Digby Church of England School and Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy are primary schools.

  • Digby Church of England School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Digby Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Digby Church of England School was judged exceptional and Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 88.0% for Digby Church of England School and 72.0% for Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Digby Church of England School (75.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy (64.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Digby Church of England School versus Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnDigby Church of England SchoolSleafordRuskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking27th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure105th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll56 160
Capacity105 444
LocationLincoln, LN4 3LZ Sleaford, NG34 9DL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard88.0% Stronger figure72.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score113.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score112.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census56 160
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 28.9%
English as an additional language0.0% 4.4%
SEN support14.3% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.5% Stronger figure10.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Digby Church of England School

Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy

Full profiles: Digby Church of England School · Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy