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Cherry Willingham Primary Academy

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146205URN

Lime Grove, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, LN3 4BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

63 applications for 26 places · 41st 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Cherry Willingham Primary School (URN 120505), 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	26	63	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2025	29	72	2.5	40	1.38
Sep 2024	24	59	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2023	30	65	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2022	24	48	2.0	19	0.79
Sep 2021	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2020	27	42	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2019 *	24	49	2.0	21	0.88
Sep 2018 *	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2017 *	33	54	1.6	28	0.85
Sep 2016 *	26	53	2.0	24	0.92
Sep 2015 *	30	56	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	36	63	1.8	36	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → 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 standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	6%	103	103
2023/24	55%	12%	103	104
2022/23	59%	3%	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

Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Washingborough Academy
1.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Reepham Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Fiskerton Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Carlton Academy
2.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Heighington Millfield Primary Academy
2.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
3.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

35%met the SATs standard
St Giles Academy
3.9 km · Lincolnshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School
3.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.3applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146205 · 925/2241
Trust: The Priory Federation of Academies
Capacity: 315 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Cherry Willingham Primary School (URN 120505)
Address: Lime Grove, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, LN3 4BD
Local authority: Lincolnshire · West Lindsey

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