Great Casterton Church of England Primary SchoolThe Bluecoat School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stamford.

Summary of the comparison

Great Casterton Church of England Primary School and The Bluecoat School are primary schools in Stamford.

  • Great Casterton Church of England Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Bluecoat School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Great Casterton Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Great Casterton Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Bluecoat School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Great Casterton Church of England Primary School and 61.0% for The Bluecoat School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Great Casterton Church of England Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Bluecoat School (56.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Great Casterton Church of England Primary School versus The Bluecoat School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StamfordGreat Casterton Church of England Primary SchoolStamfordThe Bluecoat SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking11th of 17 in Rutland 150th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll91 141
Capacity105 243
LocationStamford, PE9 4AU Stamford, PE9 1HE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census91 141
Free school meals (ever 6)16.5% 46.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 9.2%
SEN support5.5% 26.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% Stronger figure21.8% 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.

Great Casterton Church of England Primary School

The Bluecoat School

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