Voluntary controlled school · Lincolnshire

St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120537URN

Lower Church Road, Skellingthorpe, LINCOLN, LN6 5UZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

53 applications for 26 places · 73rd of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 September 2012
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

53 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	26	53	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2025	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2024	20	46	2.3	19	0.95
Sep 2023	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2022	29	69	2.4	31	1.07
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2019	29	60	2.1	24	0.83
Sep 2018	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2017	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2016	26	55	2.1	23	0.88
Sep 2015	20	39	2.0	18	0.90
Sep 2014	26	54	2.1	21	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 78% · Maths 84% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%37th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	75%	13%	106	107
2023/24	71%	6%	106	105
2022/23	75%	18%	108	107

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

St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School
0.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
4.0 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120537 · 925/3056
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lower Church Road, Skellingthorpe, LINCOLN, LN6 5UZ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

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