The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolThe Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School and The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School was judged Good and The Kirkby-on-Bain 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 67.0% for The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School (21.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School versus The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BostonThe Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary SchoolWoodhall SpaThe Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking115th of 271 in Lincolnshire 90th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll90 117
Capacity105 105
LocationBoston, PE22 7QB Woodhall Spa, LN10 6YW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census90 117
Free school meals (ever 6)30.0% 26.5%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support14.4% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.3% Stronger figure8.7% 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.

The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School

The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School

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