SCHOOL PROFILE

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 120563
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 121.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

31 January 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 19 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 255 218 full-time · 37 part-time
Female pupils 117 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 138 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.2%
7.4 pts above England
School 32.2%
Lincoln 32.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.9%
34.6 pts above England
School 54.9%
Lincoln 20.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lincoln 1.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
30.2%
77
Any other White background
27.1%
69
African
17.3%
44
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
14
Bangladeshi
5.5%
14
Pakistani
4.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.2% 72 of 255 pupils
7.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.2%
Lincoln 25.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.6% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts above
EHC plans 6.7% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Specific learning difficulty 18
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Lincoln 47.3%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Lincoln 60.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Lincoln 58.3%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Lincoln 60.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.62 pts lower than England
School 4.59%
Lincoln 7.38%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.22 pts lower than England
School 9.60%
Lincoln 19.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.01%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 1.01%
Lincoln 2.65%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

121.4% 33.2 pts above England
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
121.4%
Lincoln
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information