Digby the Tedder Primary School, Lincoln
Digby the Tedder Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lincoln. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 28th-highest of the 63 schools in Lincoln with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 59% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Digby the Tedder Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Digby the Tedder Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 94% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Digby the Tedder Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Digby the Tedder Primary School as their first choice, for 14 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 Digby the Tedder Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Digby the Tedder Primary School are Digby Church of England School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, 100% reading, 100% maths); The Metheringham Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths); Navenby Church of England Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); and Winchelsea Primary School Ruskington (4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 73% maths).
Digby the Tedder Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Digby Church of England SchoolThe Metheringham Primary SchoolNavenby Church of England Primary SchoolWinchelsea Primary School Ruskington
What parents say
24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Digby the Tedder Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 10 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Digby the Tedder Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Metheringham Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sports Field (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
Digby the Tedder Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Digby the Tedder excels at caring for service children, helping them settle quickly and achieve well despite family changes. The school creates an exceptionally positive culture where pupils develop strong values and excellent behaviour - they are consistently kind, respectful and eager to contribute. Reading is a particular strength, with daily story time and pupil librarians helping children develop a genuine love of books.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes with exemplary manners and pupils eager to do the right thing
- Excellent support for service children and families, including dedicated well-being programmes for those with deployed family members
- Strong reading programme with daily story time, pupil librarians, and pupils developing a genuine love of reading
- Good support for pupils with SEND, who are skilfully included in the same curriculum as their peers
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum with good teacher subject knowledge and effective questioning
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects and areas of early years learning, the curriculum does not clearly identify the most important knowledge pupils should remember, making it unclear what teachers should prioritise
- Assessment information is not used well enough in some subjects to identify curriculum strengths and weaknesses
- Inconsistent pupil recall of curriculum content in certain subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff trained and responsive to protecting pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being champions, reading ambassadors, librarians, pupil librarians, Quad Squad (playground safety), Dandelion Group (support for children with deployed family members)
Digby the Tedder Primary School is a good school located on RAF Digby airbase that serves a large proportion of service children. The school has excellent behaviour and attitudes, with pupils showing strong values of resilience, aspiration, respect and cooperation.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
24 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 94% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 88% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
16.5
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Digby the Tedder Primary School
Term dates
Digby the Tedder Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Digby the Tedder Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Digby the Tedder 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 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 Digby the Tedder Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
59%
Available places
92 pupils
157 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
11.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
88
Total Pupils
42
Boys
46
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
14.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,993
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,696
Per pupil
£666k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
5.2%
Persistent absence
96
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Digby the Tedder Primary School
What are SATs results like at Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Of the pupils at Digby the Tedder Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Digby the Tedder Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Digby the Tedder Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Digby the Tedder Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Digby the Tedder 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 Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Digby the Tedder Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 59% of its 157 places.
How big are the classes at Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Classes at Digby the Tedder Primary School average 22 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Digby the Tedder Primary School has around 88 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Digby the Tedder Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Digby the Tedder Primary School in 2024/25. 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Digby the Tedder 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.
What are Digby the Tedder Primary School's term dates?
Digby the Tedder Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 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 Digby the Tedder Primary School?
Digby the Tedder Primary School is at Trenchard Road, Ashby-De-La-Launde, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3JY.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)