The Metheringham Primary School

State-Funded School

the-metheringham-primary-school-lincolnshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Sleaford and North HykehamConstituency

LN4 3BXPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Metheringham Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 260 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

260

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 260
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Feb 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.