Sleaford has four primary schools.
In 1726 William Alvey bequeathed land to fund teaching children in Sleaford.
The school and master's house for Alvey's Endowed School, a national school, was built in 1851.
New buildings for the infants' school were constructed in 1888.
William Alvey Church of England School is housed in the same buildings.
It became an academy in 2012.
St Botolph's School is a Church of England Primary School, which opened at its current site in 2002.
Church Lane School is housed in buildings constructed in 2002, when the original school house was demolished; in 2013, it had c. 201 children on roll.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic School had 155 pupils on roll in 2011.

In 1835, there were eight day schools and three Sunday schools in New Sleaford and two daily schools in Old Sleaford.
An infant school in the old playhouse on Westgate opened in 1855; Wesleyan schools attached to the chapel on North Street accommodated up to 200 pupils.
In addition to private girls' schools, short-lived private schools for boys were established by Mr Herring and Charles Boyer in 1851, Henry Carruthers, and Edwin Reginald Dibben in 1870 in competition with the grammar school.
Charles Kirk built a school and chapel at Quarrington in 1867.
It became St Botolph's Primary School and in 2002 moved to a new site.
In 1879, an art school was established in Duke Street in connection with the Science and Art Department; by 1896, two Wesleyan schools and a Catholic school were also in operation.
Sleaford has four primary schools. In 1726 William Alvey bequeathed land to fund teaching children in Sleaford. The school and master's house for Alvey's Endowed School, a national school, was built in 1851. New buildings for the infants' school were constructed in 1888. William Alvey Church of England School is housed in the same buildings. It became an academy in 2012. St Botolph's School is a Church of England Primary School, which opened at its current site in 2002. Church Lane School is housed in buildings constructed in 2002, when the original school house was demolished; in 2013, it had c. 201 children on roll. Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic School had 155 pupils on roll in 2011.
In 1835, there were eight day schools and three Sunday schools in New Sleaford and two daily schools in Old Sleaford. An infant school in the old playhouse on Westgate opened in 1855; Wesleyan schools attached to the chapel on North Street accommodated up to 200 pupils. In addition to private girls' schools, short-lived private schools for boys were established by Mr Herring and Charles Boyer in 1851, Henry Carruthers, and Edwin Reginald Dibben in 1870 in competition with the grammar school. Charles Kirk built a school and chapel at Quarrington in 1867. It became St Botolph's Primary School and in 2002 moved to a new site. In 1879, an art school was established in Duke Street in connection with the Science and Art Department; by 1896, two Wesleyan schools and a Catholic school were also in operation.
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