Voluntary aided school · Lincolnshire

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120630URN

Kingsway, Lincoln, LN5 8EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.6 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

75 applications for 51 places · 147th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 3 March 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
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

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
16 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

75 applications · 51 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	51	75	1.5	39	0.76
Sep 2025	59	80	1.4	42	0.71
Sep 2024	59	87	1.5	49	0.83
Sep 2023	53	81	1.5	40	0.75
Sep 2022	32	54	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2021	42	53	1.3	36	0.86
Sep 2020	41	60	1.5	40	0.98
Sep 2019	41	58	1.4	33	0.80
Sep 2018	43	70	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2017	51	79	1.6	49	0.96
Sep 2016	60	63	1.1	36	0.60
Sep 2015	51	70	1.4	45	0.88
Sep 2014	38	58	1.5	37	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 63% · Maths 53% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%203rd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	45%	0%	102	100
2023/24	39%	7%	103	103
2022/23	44%	3%	103	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

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy
1.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2024

77%met the SATs standard
Westgate Academy
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

2026

58%met the SATs standard
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120630 · 925/3505
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 472 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kingsway, Lincoln, LN5 8EU
Local authority: Lincolnshire · Lincoln

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