Dunholme St Chad's Church of England Primary School, Lincoln

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.9km)Possible (~2.7km)Unlikely (~3.5km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Karen Appleby
Pupils:196 / 220 capacity
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01673860597
Address:Ryland Road, Dunholme, Lincoln, LN2 3NE
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 17 January 2023
URN:120569
UKPRN:10079273
Diocese:Diocese of Lincoln
Constituency:Gainsborough
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its January 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

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

Areas Ofsted flagged

Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

16.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

95 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy91%
Well taught91%
Good progress85%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved90%
Bullying dealt with16%
Kept informed91%
Handles concerns57%
Wider development84%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 87% to 77%. Maths has declined from 84% to 74%. Writing has declined from 77% to 71%.

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Allwood Road (opp)
153m · 2 min walk
Ryland Road (adj)
303m · 5 min walk
Mainwaring Close (adj)
311m · 5 min walk
Roselea Avenue (opp)
325m · 5 min walk
Coop Store (adj)
362m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

89%

Available places

196 pupils

220 capacity

24 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Lincoln

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,536
Projected new pupils:634

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lincoln

Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire

Low demand0.74x oversubscription

Places available

8,932

Applications

6,589

Got 1st preference

95.7%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

17 January 2023
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
5 December 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
11 November 2010
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.16931%

Overall absence

6.98925%

Persistent absence

186

Enrolments

Authorised3.08974%
Unauthorised1.07957%
Persistent (10%+)6.98925%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.20494%
18/19
2.38434%
20/21
6.93095%
21/22
5.15325%
22/23
4.70321%
23/24
4.16931%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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