OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
16 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
434
398 full-time ·
36 part-time
Female pupils
224
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
210
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.5 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Lincoln
32.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
45.6 pts
above England
School
65.9%
Lincoln
20.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Lincoln
1.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
34.8%
151
White British
20.7%
90
African
19.8%
86
Any other ethnic group
6.0%
26
Indian
6.0%
26
Any other Asian background
5.8%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.4%
93 of
434 pupils
0.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Reading
16.8 pts below England
School
57.0%
Lincoln
60.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Lincoln
58.3%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Maths
19.0 pts below England
School
53.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.29 pts
lower than
England
School
3.93%
Lincoln
7.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.24 pts
lower than
England
School
7.57%
Lincoln
19.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
91.9%
3.8 pts
above England
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School
91.9%
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.