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Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Lincoln

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Ages 4–11

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lincoln, part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 42nd-highest of the 63 schools in Lincoln with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School in detail

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "As the Headteacher, it is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you and your family. At Coningsby St. Michael's, we take great pride in being a part of the Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust (LAAT)."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 4:50pm, from £6.50 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (68% in reading, 71% in maths).

Getting a place at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 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 Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School are Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths); Tattershall Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 89% maths); The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 93% maths); and New York Primary School (3.1 miles, Requires improvement).

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolTattershall Primary SchoolThe Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolNew York Primary School

The trust

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School is one of 24 schools run by Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 24 schools in Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust

Who goes there

2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (18.5%) received SEN support and 20 (8%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School, 20 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 7.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Eden
Pupils:249
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01526342312
Address:School Lane, Coningsby, Lincoln, LN4 4SJ
Trust:LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST (24 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 28 June 2022View full report
URN:145527
UKPRN:10066965
Diocese:Diocese of Lincoln
Constituency:Louth and Horncastle
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

28.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: SpLD, Speech and language, Autism +1

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-4ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 68% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 61% to 71% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.9

Avg class size

25.3

Infant (KS1)

30.2

KS2

10

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

  • Holy Trinity @ JB's Sports Coaching Ltd840m away · Not yet graded
  • Dandelion Day Nursery and Kids Club900m away · Ofsted: Good

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:

  • The Little Acorns Day Nursery - Day nursery, under 0.1 miles
  • Dandelion Day Nursery and Kids Club - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
    Ofsted, 13 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Clarence House Tattershall - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
    Ofsted report card, 22 June 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met

Term dates

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England 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

Primary School
21m · 0 min walk
Interchange Shelter (opp)
134m · 2 min walk
Old Boston Road (adj)
183m · 3 min walk
Orchard Way (adj)
195m · 3 min walk
Barnes Wallis Academy (o/s)
436m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Will you get a place at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

For 2026 entry it had 23 first choices for 31 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

258 pupils

420 places

162 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Across Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

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

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the Tattershall Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 180 spare primary places in 2027/28.

Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics

Inspection History(2)

28 June 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
15 July 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

46

SEN Support

20

EHC Plans

26.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

SEN Unit

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty25
Speech, Language & Communication20
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
87.1%
Asian
1.2%
Mixed
1.2%
Chinese
0.4%
Unclassified
8.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals28.9%
English as Additional Language2.4%

249

Total Pupils

137

Boys

112

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

17.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,805

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,366

Per pupil

£1527k

Total funding

£94k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£117,640
EAL funding£3,408
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.2%

Overall absence

15.9%

Persistent absence

239

Enrolments

Authorised4.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)15.9%
Severe (50%+)2.1%

Absence trend

4.8%
18/19
4.9%
20/21
7.2%
21/22
5.8%
22/23
6.4%
23/24
6.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.

What is Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2022.

Is it hard to get a place at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.

How many pupils go to Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School has around 249 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

6.2% of sessions were missed at Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent.

Does Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School: Holy Trinity @ JB's Sports Coaching Ltd (840m away, registered, not yet graded) and Dandelion Day Nursery and Kids Club (900m away, rated Good by Ofsted).

How many road collisions happen near Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Coningsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4SJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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