Great Ponton Church of England SchoolColsterworth Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Great Ponton Church of England School and Colsterworth Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Grantham.

  • Great Ponton Church of England School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Colsterworth Church of England Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Colsterworth Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Great Ponton Church of England School was judged Good and Colsterworth Church of England Primary School 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 33.0% for Great Ponton Church of England School and 59.0% for Colsterworth Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Great Ponton Church of England School (46.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Colsterworth Church of England Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Great Ponton Church of England School versus Colsterworth Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GranthamGreat Ponton Church of England SchoolGranthamColsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking120th of 271 in Lincolnshire 13th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll46 136
Capacity70 175
LocationGrantham, NG33 5DT Grantham, NG33 5NJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 59.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census46 136
Free school meals (ever 6)32.6% 15.4%
English as an additional language6.5% 10.3%
SEN support23.9% 5.2%
SEN with an EHC plan6.5% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% 5.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Ponton Church of England School

Colsterworth Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Great Ponton Church of England School · Colsterworth Church of England Primary School