Community school · Lincolnshire

Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120400URN

Swallow Avenue, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5XJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

45 applications for 24 places · 96th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 November 2011
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2025	21	44	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2024	27	49	1.8	25	0.93
Sep 2023	24	41	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2022	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2021	29	56	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2020	24	53	2.2	20	0.83
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2018	22	49	2.2	20	0.91
Sep 2017	18	43	2.4	18	1.00
Sep 2016	30	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2015	25	50	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2014	30	60	2.0	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 83% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%116th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	10%	105	102
2023/24	50%	9%	103	105
2022/23	48%	7%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School
1.7 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
The Lancaster School
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
2.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Leslie Manser Primary School
2.4 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Hartsholme Academy
3.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Queen Eleanor Primary School
4.2 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120400 · 925/2067
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Swallow Avenue, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5XJ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources