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The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School

URN
120605
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School
URN
120605
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

58 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

45

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#152 of 203 schools in Lincolnshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Question 2

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Offer probability
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 20 July 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
18 May 2020
Inspection date
10 March 2020
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

6

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

12

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

6

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lincolnshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lincolnshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.marstonthorolds.lincs.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

60.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

80.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

70.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

60.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NG32 2HQ - School Lane, Marston, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Contact details

Address
School Lane, Marston, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Postcode
NG32 2HQ
Phone
1400250583
Website
www.marstonthorolds.lincs.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lincolnshire
Local authority code
925

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 741 schools in Lincolnshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

741

Open schools

397

Closed schools

342

Primary schools

469

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 July 202524 June 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 20 July 2025
    18 May 202010 March 2020S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 May 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      20 July 2025
      Inspected
      24 June 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      18 May 2020
      Inspected
      10 March 2020
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    50.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 6

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    131

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary469 (63.8%)
    • Secondary131 (17.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other135 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School4.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby5.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Stubton Hall School5.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    Long Bennington Church of England Primary School5.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Long Bennington Church of England Academy5.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Caythorpe Primary School6.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Caythorpe Primary School6.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School6.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Poplar Farm School6.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School
      Distance
      4.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      4.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby
      Distance
      5.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Stubton Hall School
      Distance
      5.6 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Lincolnshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryLN13 0DLClosed
    Alford Primary SchoolPrimaryLN13 9BJOpen
    All Saints CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary-Closed
    Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryNG32 2DYOpen
    Ancaster CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryNG32 3QQOpen
    • Aby Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LN13 0DL
      Status
      Closed
    • Alford Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LN13 9BJ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE/Methodist Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG32 2DY
      Status
      Open
  • Long Bennington Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Long Bennington Church of England Academy
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Caythorpe Primary School
    Distance
    6.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Caythorpe Primary School
    Distance
    6.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    6.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Poplar Farm School
    Distance
    6.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ancaster CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NG32 3QQ
    Status
    Open