The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

LincolnshireVoluntary controlled school

Pennell Street, LINCOLN, LN5 7TA

Headteacher: Mrs Emily MayerSchool website ↗Pupils: 264 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
Oversubscribed
53% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected January 2024
53%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 31 January 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 74%·Maths 81%All three 65%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
55
How many got their first choice?
29of 55 (52.7%)
How many applied in total?
103

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
55.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
55.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
26.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
121 girls, 143 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 84% (2023/24), currently 65%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%11.0%+0.8-0.5+0.3
2016/1779.0%8.0%+1.7+1.0+0.1
2017/1867.0%7.0%+0.9+2.2+0.2
2018/1960.0%17.0%+1.4+0.6+2.3
2022/2352.0%3.0%-1.7+2.9+0.7
2023/2484.0%6.0%---
2024/2565.0%6.0%---