Community school · Lincolnshire

Scotter Primary School

4–11Ages
247Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120473URN

High Street, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3RY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

28 applications for 21 places · 158th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
19 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2025	40	52	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2024	24	33	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2023	37	47	1.3	37	1.00
Sep 2022	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2021	37	52	1.4	37	1.00
Sep 2020	37	52	1.4	36	0.97
Sep 2019	33	40	1.2	33	1.00
Sep 2018	39	53	1.4	39	1.00
Sep 2017	38	50	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2016	34	43	1.3	34	1.00
Sep 2015	38	47	1.2	37	0.97
Sep 2014	30	47	1.6	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 82% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%111th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	2%	105	103
2023/24	55%	5%	104	103
2022/23	40%	0%	102	100

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

Scotter Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Messingham Primary School
3.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Kirton Lindsey Primary Academy
5.4 km · North Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
Bottesford Junior School
6.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

48%met the SATs standard
Bottesford Infant School
6.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England School
6.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Leys Farm Junior School
6.9 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Holme Valley Primary School
7.0 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Enderby Road Infant School
7.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120473 · 925/2188
Capacity: 270 pupils · 247 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Street, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3RY
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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