The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
197
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary controlled school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(18/07/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
68%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
School Lane
Thorpe-on-the-Hill
Lincoln
LN6 9BN
01522681923

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have a clear understanding of the strengths of your school and the areas that require further development. The senior leadership team has shown that it is effective in improving the school. The governing body performs its strategic roles well and holds you firmly to account for pupils’ achievement, particularly for that of the most disadvantaged. All leaders are determined to support their philosophy that every child meets their full potential and can be the best that they can be. Pupils have access to a full range of exciting experiences in order to stimulate their interests, deepen their knowledge and develop their thirst for learning. Pupils are involved in outdoor learning, drama and the arts. They visit places of historical and social interest. Leaders take seriously the importance of educating the ‘whole child’. Pupils said that they appreciate the opportunities that they receive. They also said how proud they are to attend the school, and that their teachers value their opinions, challenge and help them without doing the work for them. Many parents and carers were keen to inform the inspector about how happy their child is and how much progress they make in their lessons. They particularly appreciate the expertise of the teachers and the many ways they are invited to be involved in the life of the school, including learning alongside their child. The vast majority of parents who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, believe that their child is taught well and makes good progress, and they would recommend your school to others. You explained to me that, since the previous inspection, there had been a period of turbulence for the school. This was a difficult time. It is clear that leaders’ actions have been effective. The school community is upbeat, the profile of teaching is strong and the majority of pupils are attaining at levels above the national average in many of the subjects that they study. You recognise that a greater proportion of pupils, particularly the most able and the disadvantaged, need to achieve at a greater depth, particularly at the end of key stage 2. Together we reviewed the actions in place. Teachers now use a range of strategies to help the most able pupils further develop their language and reasoning skills, including involvement in philosophical debate. Pupils receive daily opportunities to apply their mathematical skills to challenging problems. They are presented with a number of opportunities to develop their independent and extended writing. Although improving, not enough pupils are achieving at the higher levels, particularly in writing. You recognise that the pace of this improvement needs to accelerate. You have conducted a close review of precisely why pupils, and particularly the most able pupils, are not yet making rapid progress in writing. Your conclusions are accurate. Pupils’ progress through school is sometimes slowed because their skills and knowledge are not appropriately built on. You have introduced a new wholeschool approach to writing. This new approach focuses on systematically building pupils’ understanding of the skills of writing, including the understanding of grammar, accurate spelling and the effective editing of their own work. More attention is now paid to ensure that pupils have the skills needed to move successfully to the next stage in their writing development. The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium is much smaller than the national average. The vast majority of this pupil group are achieving as their starting points indicate they should. The governor with oversight of the impact of the pupil premium spending has an excellent grasp of the issues and works well with you in order to ensure that the additional help that disadvantaged pupils receive makes the difference needed. Leaders and governors are committed to ensuring that the most able disadvantaged pupils achieve as they should. This is your intended next step. Safeguarding is effective. You place a high priority on protecting all pupils. Yours is a positive and nurturing school. On the day of the inspection, parents were working alongside their children to learn about keeping safe when using the computer and other forms of social media. Together, they were learning about the many challenges of using new technologies appropriately and how to keep safe from harm. Parents said that they valued the range of opportunities, such as this, to be involved and to learn.

The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>86, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>90, "agree"=>5, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>83, "strongly_agree"=>2, "agree"=>7, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>72, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>33, "strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>12, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>100, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>16, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>72, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>95, "no"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 58 responses up to 18-07-2023

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