Church Lane Primary School & Nursery
Community primary school in Sleaford (Lincolnshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I am delighted to welcome you to our website! We are all extremely proud of our school and our children's exceptional achievements. All of our children thrive in our challenging, supportive, and friendly environment, where our aim is to encourage personal individual success and to expect maximum commitment in all activities.
Academic performance is really important, but not enough; our extra-curricular programme provides opportunities in music, sport, drama and many other areas which develop our children as all rounders. Our children love to take advantage of this exciting provision that we offer.
At the heart of our school is the belief that we all share a common set of values and live by the motto 'be kind, work hard, achieve greatness.' We truly believe that our school sets the foundations that allow each individual to achieve anything they want to achieve.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the website and hope you can find out lots of information about our school and what we do. Please remember to feel free to visit us at any time.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Judo
- Music
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
and 4 more
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 120387
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christine James | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melanie Porter | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lance Godson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Mountcastle | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Becky Thorne | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Elliott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Vincent Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Barbara Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Andrea Roberts Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Smith Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record