North Scarle Primary School, Lincoln

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From the headteacher's welcome: "I hope the pages and content give you an excellent sense of all that we are about and are trying to achieve here at North Scarle Primary School. We are a 'good' (Ofsted 2025) small village primary school, with a big heart and the ambition for everyone to be successful."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and photography.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 5:00pm, from £4.50 per session.

In 2024, 100% of Year 6 pupils at North Scarle Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Lincolnshire and 76% and 74% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 3 families put North Scarle Primary School as their first choice and 5 named it as one of their preferences, for 3 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to North Scarle Primary School are Eagle Community Primary School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 60% maths); Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School (2.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and North Clifton Primary School (3.1 miles, Requires improvement).

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about North Scarle Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (92%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 3 pupils (6.3%) received SEN support and 3 (6.3%) 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 autism.

North Scarle Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Swinderby Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is White Hart PH (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).

In 2024/25, North Scarle Primary School issued 1 suspension, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.