Ancaster CofE Primary School
Mercia Drive, Grantham, NG32 3QQ
186 pupils · 106% of 175 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 6 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 38 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 17 | 30 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 48 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 44 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 22 | 39 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 24 | 33 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 43 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 16 | 29 | 18 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rauceby Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School 5.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Caythorpe Primary School 6.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) 6.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Botolph's C of E Primary School 7.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 7.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.