OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
436
436 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
219
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
217
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Lincoln
32.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.7 pts
above England
School
31.0%
Lincoln
20.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.7 pts
above England
School
3.7%
Lincoln
1.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.0%
244
Indian
7.6%
33
Any other Mixed background
7.1%
31
Any other White background
6.2%
27
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
23
Unclassified
4.8%
21
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
20.9%
91 of
436 pupils
0.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.4 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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Lincoln
60.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Lincoln
58.3%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Maths
13.0 pts above England
School
85.0%
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
3.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.68 pts
lower than
England
School
3.53%
Lincoln
7.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.96%
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
103.8%
15.6 pts
above England
Lincoln Carlton Academy
103.8%
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.