Cherry Willingham & Bardney

Summary

Cherry Willingham & Bardney (E02005502) is part of Lincolnshire local authority (view on map). Cherry Willingham & Bardney has an approximate population of 9,900 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "larger rural: nearer to a major town or city".

Cherry Willingham & Bardney neighbours Wragby, Roughton & Ludford, Washingborough & Branston, Metheringham, Nocton & Potterhanworth, Market Rasen & Brookenby, Dunholme & Welton, and Nettleham, Sudbrooke & Scothern.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Cherry Willingham & Bardney is the 23rd least deprived area in Lincolnshire (out of 88) with 24% of children living in low-income families, compared to 35% across Lincolnshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Cherry Willingham & Bardney, 24% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Lincolnshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Cherry Willingham & Bardney % in Lincolnshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 24% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 76% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Cherry Willingham & Bardney, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Lincolnshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Cherry Willingham & Bardney % in Lincolnshire % in England
No special educational needs 78% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Cherry Willingham & Bardney, 6% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 13% in Lincolnshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Cherry Willingham & Bardney % in Lincolnshire % in England
White 92% 86% 67%
Asian 1% 4% 14%
Black 1% 2% 7%
Mixed 4% 4% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Cherry Willingham & Bardney with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 13% in Lincolnshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Cherry Willingham & Bardney % in Lincolnshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 13% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 87% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Cherry Willingham & Bardney has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Cherry Willingham & Bardney
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 9
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Cherry Willingham & Bardney since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Cherry Willingham & Bardney has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Cherry Willingham & Bardney
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Cherry Willingham & Bardney since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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