North Scarle Primary School
School Lane, North Scarle, Lincoln, LN6 9EYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
North Scarle Primary School is a primary school in Lincoln for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 17 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 June 2025
This small, welcoming village school is a wonderful place to play and learn. The school puts the pupils at the heart of everything it does. Pupils feel happy, safe and well cared for because they rightly trust the adults around them to look after them. They know there is very rarely, if ever, any bullying, but they know it would be dealt with promptly were it to happen. The school's values are important to everyone in school. The school wants all pupils to 'be happy, learn and succeed'. Outdoor learning is an important, effective contributor to pupils' personal development. The school provides useful opportunities for pupils to grow vegetables, build dens or toast marshmallows over an open fire, which pupils enjoy considerably. Wide-ranging, interesting clubs and opportunities for responsibility as school councillors and mental health ambassadors allow pupils to develop their leadership skills and enhance their talents. The school teaches pupils about the importance of fairness, resilience and difference through the curriculum and 'Well-being Wednesday' assemblies. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. One parent, reflecting the views of many, said: 'My children have thrived at this school. The staff truly care about the well-being of the children. They go above and beyond.'
What the school should improve
- In a minority of subjects, the school has not ensured that the curriculum builds sequentially on pupils' prior knowledge. As a result, pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school should ensure that the curriculum is sequenced carefully and consistently across subjects.
- Sometimes, pupils do not secure accurate letter formation, handwriting and spelling. This means that pupils can struggle when asked to write for more complex tasks. The school should ensure that staff have consistently high expectations of pupils' foundational writing knowledge so that pupils become fluent writers in key stage 2.
Pupil numbers and mix
48 pupils on roll, with places for 70
Schools near North Scarle Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 50% met the expected standard |
| Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Sutton-On-Trent Primary and Nursery School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| North Clifton Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Queen Eleanor Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Durant-Good
- Phone
- 01522778724
- Address
- School Lane, North Scarle, Lincoln, LN6 9EY
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 120385
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.