SCHOOL PROFILE

Linchfield Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147677
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
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 Does not apply
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 294 294 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 138 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 156 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.5%
1.3 pts below England
School 23.5%
South Kesteven 22.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.7%
18.6 pts below England
School 1.7%
South Kesteven 9.8%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Kesteven 1.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.2%
274
Indian
1.7%
5
African
1.4%
4
White and Black African
1.4%
4
Any other White background
1.0%
3
White and Asian
1.0%
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 12.2% 36 of 294 pupils
8.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.2%
South Kesteven 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.5% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 8.3 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
No specialist assessment yet 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Severe learning difficulty 4
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 3

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

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
South Kesteven 57.0%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
South Kesteven 70.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
South Kesteven 70.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
South Kesteven 67.9%
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

3.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.23 pts lower than England
School 3.99%
South Kesteven 5.59%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.42 pts lower than England
School 10.39%
South Kesteven 13.94%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 0.36%
South Kesteven 1.67%
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

64.1% 24.1 pts below England
Linchfield Academy
64.1%
South Kesteven
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