Primary school

St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lincolnshire
  • PE11 1NJ
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,690 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 78%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 78%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM52% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 43% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 54% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 75% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 33% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 40% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 52% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 63%75%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 11% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 102 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 105105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 100 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 104107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 85.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd231
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026204
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.3%
First language not English48.1%
SEN support11.2%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils7.5%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

97.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 30 responses (14.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.3% not applicable63.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30% not applicable90.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,738
Spend per pupil£6,510
Staff spend per pupil£5,218
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£47,000in-year balance

Grants £6,617 · self-generated £121 · premises £262 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (36 academies) · trust reserve £5,691,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it