Coleby Church of England Primary Academy, Lincoln
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lincoln, part of Infinity Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy in detail
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small, friendly school, with lots going on. We have a breakfast club and after school club on site. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. An 'alertDismissed' token is used to prevent certain alerts from re-appearing if they have been dismissed. An 'awsUploads' object is used to facilitate file uploads."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lincolnshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 3 families put Coleby Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coleby Church of England Primary Academy are Navenby Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Waddington All Saints Academy (2.3 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 81% maths); Waddington Redwood Primary Academy (3.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 72% maths); and The South Hykeham Community Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths).
Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolWaddington All Saints AcademyWaddington Redwood Primary AcademyThe South Hykeham Community Primary School
The trust
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy is one of 20 schools run by Infinity Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 7 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 3 (7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Coleby Church of England Primary Academy.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 10 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coleby Church of England Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), it was rated Requires Improvement in April 2024.
At a Glance
25.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
14.3
Avg class size
9.5
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), the school Coleby Church of England Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Coleby Church of England Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 33% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 33% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Term dates
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy 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 Coleby Church of England Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Coleby Church of England Primary Academy 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
51%
Available places
43 pupils
84 places
41 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Lincoln
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lincoln
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
7
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
43
Total Pupils
20
Boys
23
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
7.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,328
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), the school Coleby Church of England Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Coleby Church of England Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
4.3%
Overall absence
4.7%
Persistent absence
43
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Coleby Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Coleby Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 120517), it was rated Requires Improvement in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Coleby Church of England Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Classes at Coleby Church of England Primary Academy average 14.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy has around 43 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Coleby Church of England Primary Academy 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 Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Coleby Church of England Primary Academy?
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy is at Rectory Road, Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)