Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School

4–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
140185URN

Magdalen Road, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.9 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

27 applications for 23 places · 167th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

7 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 February 2017
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School (URN 120668), the previous school.

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	23	27	1.2	22	0.96
Sep 2025	24	25	1.0	24	1.00
Sep 2024	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2023	21	27	1.3	19	0.90
Sep 2022	23	26	1.1	22	0.96
Sep 2021	25	27	1.1	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	37	1.2	34	1.13
Sep 2019	18	26	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2018	25	29	1.2	24	0.96
Sep 2017	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2016	30	43	1.4	37	1.23
Sep 2015	26	31	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2014 *	27	29	1.1	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%151st of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	56%	7%	101	106
2023/24	59%	0%	101	102
2022/23	30%	0%	98	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

The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School
5.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Richmond Primary Academy
7.6 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Great Steeping Primary School
7.6 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Beacon Primary Academy
8.2 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Skegness Infant Academy
8.2 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Skegness Junior Academy
8.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

51%met the SATs standard
Seathorne Primary Academy
9.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140185 · 925/2015
Trust: Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 210 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 61.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School (URN 120668)
Address: Magdalen Road, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4DD
Local authority: Lincolnshire · East Lindsey

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