SCHOOL PROFILE

Hartsholme Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146559
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 June 2025
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 HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 346 325 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 160 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 186 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.5%
17.7 pts above England
School 42.5%
Lincoln 32.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.4%
13.9 pts below England
School 6.4%
Lincoln 20.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
Lincoln 1.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.5%
296
Unclassified
4.0%
14
Any other White background
3.5%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
9
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
3
White and Asian
0.9%
3
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 22.3% 77 of 346 pupils
1.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Lincoln 25.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 39
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 8

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

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Lincoln 47.3%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
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

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

6.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 6.00%
Lincoln 7.38%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.12%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.30 pts higher than England
School 16.12%
Lincoln 19.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.47 pts lower than England
School 0.33%
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

82.4% 5.8 pts below England
Hartsholme Academy
82.4%
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