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Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary Academy is situated in
Scothern Scothern is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east of the county town of Lincoln, and has approximately 1000 inhabitants (892 according to the 2001 Census). At the 2011 ...
, Lincolnshire, England, on Sudbrooke Road. It has around 270 pupils, and accepts them mainly from the village of
Scothern Scothern is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east of the county town of Lincoln, and has approximately 1000 inhabitants (892 according to the 2001 Census). At the 2011 ...
and the neighbouring villages of Langworth and
Sudbrooke Sudbrooke is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1 ...
. Pupils are accepted from some distance outside this three-village catchment area for which it was built, as a result of which a place at the school for local children is not guaranteed.


History

The school was built in 1988/89 and opened in September 1989. The old Scothern and Langworth schools were closed by
Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire County Council is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes North Lincolnshire and No ...
in July 1989 (two years after Scothern School's 150th anniversary) and the pupils transferred to the new school on Sudbrooke Road. There was controversy over the siting of the new school in the mid-1980s, the villages of Scothern and Sudbrooke each claiming to be the most appropriate place for the school. After months of disagreement, lobbying and legal challenges, a crucial vote of Lincolnshire County Councillors in March 1986 settled the issue and it was decided to go ahead with the original proposals for the Scothern site.


The formative years

The new combined school opened in 1989 with Len Clarke as head teacher. He was succeeded in the position by Andy Craven.


Oil blow out

On Tuesday 3 May 1994 an oil
blow out ''Blow Out'' is a 1981 American independent mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-bud ...
took place near Scothern, from the Welton oil field. The school was from the oil field, with children being sprayed with oil in the lunchtime. Candecca paid out compensation.''Lincolnshire Echo'' Wednesday 4 May 1994, page 1


Recent history

In recent years, however, whilst other local schools such as
William Farr School William Farr School, formally William Farr C of E Comprehensive School, is a Church of England academy school for 11 to 18-year-olds in the village of Dunholme, Lincolnshire but officially in Welton, Lincolnshire, England, north-east of Linco ...
in Welton and those in
Nettleham Nettleham is a village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, north-east of Lincoln between the A46 and A158. The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census. History The now-demolished ...
have improved their performance in the official Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) league tables, Ellison Boulters has fallen back in its relative performance. After the departure of the heads referred to above and since the arrival of the current head Jenny Wheeldon, the school's position in the performance tables and its results have fallen dramatically. Its aggregate score in the 2006 DCSF tables (see external links below) had fallen to below that of around 25 (50 in 2007) other primary schools in the county, and its value added score put it in the bottom quarter. Results have continued to deteriorate between 2004 and 2007, as shown by the table below, and whilst schools in Lincolnshire have improved their aggregate performance each year, Ellison Boulters School has achieved a lower outcome in each successive year. Until the change of policy introduced by the current head, almost all children moved from Ellison Boulters to the comprehensive
William Farr School William Farr School, formally William Farr C of E Comprehensive School, is a Church of England academy school for 11 to 18-year-olds in the village of Dunholme, Lincolnshire but officially in Welton, Lincolnshire, England, north-east of Linco ...
at age 11. The policy now is to encourage children to take the 11+ with a view to Grammar School entrance, normally
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, is a co-educational grammar school with academy status in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. In 2009, there were 877 pupils, of whom 271 were in the sixth form. Although royally chartered by Qu ...
, though the 2009 league tables show that
William Farr School William Farr School, formally William Farr C of E Comprehensive School, is a Church of England academy school for 11 to 18-year-olds in the village of Dunholme, Lincolnshire but officially in Welton, Lincolnshire, England, north-east of Linco ...
still achieves better
A-level The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...
results. The school is now an
academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
, and is independent of local authority control.


Ofsted inspection reports

The 2001 Ofsted inspection reportOfsted Inspection Report 2001
/ref> rated the school as "excellent", commenting in its summary: "''This is an excellent school that has many areas of strength and no significant weaknesses in any aspect of its work''., The 2006 Ofsted inspectionOfsted Inspection Report 2006
/ref> judged the overall effectiveness of the school "Grade 2 (Good)", and the report commented "''... in some lessons, the work does not closely meet the needs of all learners, especially the most able. This explains why progress is generally good, rather than outstanding''" An interim assessmentOfsted Inspection Report 2009
/ref> in 2009 reaffirmed this judgement, deferring a full inspection until 2011, when the inspectors judged the school to be outstanding.Ofsted Inspection Report 2011
/ref>


References


External links


School website

Ofsted reports

DCSF performance tables
{{authority control Primary schools in Lincolnshire Educational institutions established in 1989 Church of England primary schools in the Diocese of Lincoln Academies in Lincolnshire 1989 establishments in England