Billingborough Primary School, Sleaford
Billingborough Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sleaford, part of Community Inclusive Trust. It was 72% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Billingborough Primary School in detail
Results
Billingborough Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 120371), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Billingborough Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Billingborough Primary School as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Billingborough Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Billingborough Primary School are Brown's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 100% maths); The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon (1.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 56% maths); Osbournby Primary School (3.8 miles); and Helpringham Primary Academy (4 miles, 87% reading, 60% maths).
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolThe St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonOsbournby Primary SchoolHelpringham Primary Academy
The trust
Billingborough Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Community Inclusive Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Billingborough Primary School had 3 teachers in 2025, one for every 36 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Billingborough Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is George & Dragon PH (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Billingborough Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Billingborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Billingborough Primary School (URN 120371), it was rated Good in March 2019.
At a Glance
16.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Billingborough Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120371). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 71% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Billingborough Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Billingborough Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Billingborough Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Billingborough Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
108 pupils
150 places
42 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sleaford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sleaford
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
14
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
116
Total Pupils
61
Boys
55
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
38.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£36,218
Mean salary
2025 data
School Funding
£5,971
Per pupil
£740k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
14.3%
Persistent absence
105
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Billingborough Primary School
Are there exam results for Billingborough Primary School?
Billingborough Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 120371), 63% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Billingborough Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Billingborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Billingborough Primary School (URN 120371), it was rated Good in March 2019.
What is the catchment area for Billingborough Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Billingborough Primary School is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Billingborough Primary School?
Billingborough Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 72% of its 150 places.
How many pupils go to Billingborough Primary School?
Billingborough Primary School has around 116 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Billingborough Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Billingborough Primary School in 2024/25. 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Billingborough Primary School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Billingborough Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Billingborough Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Billingborough Primary School?
Billingborough Primary School is at Victoria Street, Billingborough, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 0NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)