William Alvey SchoolThe Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

William Alvey School and The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sleaford.

  • William Alvey School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). William Alvey School is ahead on our composite score.

  • William Alvey School was judged Good and The Kirkby-la-Thorpe 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 71.0% for William Alvey School and 53.0% for The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at William Alvey School (73.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

William Alvey School versus The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SleafordWilliam Alvey SchoolSleafordThe Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking60th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure90th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll599 110
Capacity630 105
LocationSleaford, NG34 7EA Sleaford, NG34 9NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census599 110
Free school meals (ever 6)28.2% 15.4%
English as an additional language7.2% 3.6%
SEN support10.0% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 9.6% 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.

William Alvey School

The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School

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