Schools

South Kesteven schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in South Kesteven, 65 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 86% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 9 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

65state schools and nurseries

86%good or betterat their last inspection

9new report cardssince November 2025

7inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolNG32 2DY	Primary	Allington	School remains Good (2024)
Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolNG32 3QQ	Primary	Ancaster	School remains Good (2023)
Barkston and Syston CofE Primary SchoolNG32 2NB	Primary	Barkston	School remains Good (2023)
Barrowby Church of England Primary SchoolNG32 1BX	Primary	Barrowby	Outstanding in every area (2024)
Baston CE Primary SchoolPE6 9PB	Primary	Baston	Good in every area (2025)
Belmont Community Primary SchoolNG31 9LR	Primary	Manthorpe	Requires improvement in every area (2024)
Belton Lane Community Primary SchoolNG31 9PP	Primary	Manthorpe	Good in every area (2025)
Billingborough Primary SchoolNG34 0NX	Primary	Billingborough	Not inspected since it opened in 2024
Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary AcademyPE10 9EP	Primary	Austerby	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
Bourne AcademyPE10 9DT	Secondary	Bourne	School remains Good (2022)
Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary AcademyPE10 0WP	Primary	Austerby	School remains Good (2023)
Bourne Grammar SchoolPE10 9JE	Secondary	Austerby	Good (2022)
Bourne Westfield Primary AcademyPE10 9QS	Primary	Bourne	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Brown's Church of England Primary SchoolNG34 0PL	Primary	Billingborough	Good (2023)
Bythams Primary SchoolNG33 4PX	Primary	Little Bytham	Requires improvement (2024)
Caythorpe Primary SchoolNG32 3DR	Primary	Caythorpe (NG32)	Good in every area (2025)
Charles Read AcademyNG33 4NT	Secondary	Grantham	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Cliffedale Primary SchoolNG31 8DP	Primary	Manthorpe	Good (2024)
Colsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolNG33 5NJ	Primary	Colsterworth	Good (2023)
Corby Glen Community Primary SchoolNG33 4NW	Primary	Corby Glen	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Denton CofE SchoolNG32 1LG	Primary	Harlaxton	Outstanding in every area (2025)
Great Ponton Church of England SchoolNG33 5DT	Primary	Great Ponton	Good (2024)
Greenfields AcademyNG31 7UX	Special	Grantham	Standards maintained (2025)
Huntingtower Community Primary AcademyNG31 7AU	Primary	Grantham	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Ingoldsby AcademyNG33 4HA	Primary	Ropsley	School remains Good (2023)
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolNG31 9AU	Secondary	Grantham	Outstanding (2023)
Langtoft Primary SchoolPE6 9NB	Primary	Langtoft	School remains Good (2023)
Linchfield AcademyPE6 8EY	Primary	Deeping St James	Good (2023)
Long Bennington Church of England AcademyNG23 5EH	Primary	Long Bennington	School remains Good (2024)
Market Deeping Community Primary SchoolPE6 8JE	Primary	Market Deeping	Good (2024)
Newton Bridge AcademyNG31 9AX	Special	Grantham	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Poplar Farm SchoolNG31 8XF	Primary	Great Gonerby	Good (2023)
Saint Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyNG31 9AX	Primary	Grantham	Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
South Witham AcademyNG33 5PH	Primary	South Witham	Good (2023)
Springwell Alternative Academy GranthamNG31 9LD	Alternative provision	Grantham	Good (2022)
St Anne's Church of England Primary School, GranthamNG31 9ED	Primary	Grantham	School remains Good (2024)
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary AcademyPE9 1SR	Primary	Stamford	Good in every area (2025)
St George's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPE9 1SX	Primary	Stamford	School remains Good (2024)
St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary SchoolNG31 6SR	Primary	Grantham	Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025)
Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary SchoolPE9 2PP	Primary	Stamford	Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in every area
Stamford Welland AcademyPE9 1HE	Secondary	Stamford	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 2, needs attention in 1
The Bluecoat SchoolPE9 1HE	Primary	Stamford	Good in every area (2025)
The Claypole Church of England Primary SchoolNG23 5BQ	Primary	Claypole	School remains Good (2023)
The Deepings SchoolPE6 8NF	Secondary	Deeping St James	Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025)
The Edenham Church of England SchoolPE10 0LP	Primary	Edenham	Standards maintained (2025)
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary SchoolNG31 8HQ	Primary	Great Gonerby	School remains Good (2023)
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolNG32 1HT	Primary	Harlaxton	Good (2023)
The Harrowby Church of England Primary SchoolNG31 9LJ	Primary	Manthorpe	Report card Jan 2026: Expected standard in 4, needs attention in 3
The Isaac Newton Primary SchoolNG31 7DG	Primary	Grantham	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
The King's School, GranthamNG31 6RP	Secondary	Grantham	Good (2023)
The Little Gonerby Church of England Primary Academy, GranthamNG31 9AZ	Primary	Grantham	Good (2023)
The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England SchoolNG32 2HQ	Primary	Marston	Standards maintained (2025)
The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolPE10 0NN	Primary	Morton	Improved significantly (2025)
The Priory Ruskin AcademyNG31 8ED	Secondary	Manthorpe	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
The Ropsley Church of England Primary SchoolNG33 4BT	Primary	Ropsley	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4
The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, PointonNG34 0NA	Primary	Pointon	Good (2024)
The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great GonerbyNG31 8LB	Primary	Great Gonerby	School remains Good (2023)
The Uffington Church of England Primary SchoolPE9 4SU	Primary	Uffington	Standards maintained (2025)
Thurlby Community Primary AcademyPE10 0EZ	Primary	Thurlby	Good (2024)
Walton AcademyNG31 7JR	Secondary	Grantham	Good (2022)
West Grantham Church of England Primary AcademyNG31 7XQ	Primary	Grantham	Good (2023)
West Grantham Church of England Secondary AcademyNG31 7PX	Secondary	Grantham	Good (2024)
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPE6 8HZ	Primary	Market Deeping	School remains Good (2024)
Willoughby AcademyPE10 9JD	Special	Austerby	School remains Good (2023)
Wyndham Park Nursery SchoolNG31 9BB	Nursery	Grantham	Standards maintained (2025)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 9 South Kesteven report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 45 times, strong standard 10 times, needs attention 6 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at NG and PE postcodes and show here the ones in South Kesteven. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in South Kesteven are rated good or better?

86% of the 65 state schools and nurseries in South Kesteven were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in South Kesteven?

There are 65 state-funded schools and nurseries in South Kesteven: 50 primary, 10 secondary, 3 special, 1 alternative provision, 1 nursery.