Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

St Giles Academy

4–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146561URN

Addison Drive, St Giles Academy, Lincoln, LN2 4LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

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

1.9per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

65 applications for 35 places · 98th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 19 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement				Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

3 February 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention, 1 Urgent improvement
29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as St Giles Academy (URN 141223), The Chad Varah Primary School (URN 135359), 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	35	65	1.9	34	0.97
Sep 2025	46	71	1.5	45	0.98
Sep 2024	34	55	1.6	33	0.97
Sep 2023	47	64	1.4	41	0.87
Sep 2022	44	70	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2021	50	74	1.5	48	0.96
Sep 2020	48	65	1.4	42	0.88
Sep 2019	59	75	1.3	57	0.97
Sep 2018 *	54	67	1.2	48	0.89
Sep 2017 *	60	72	1.2	50	0.83
Sep 2016 *	60	95	1.6	56	0.93
Sep 2015 *	55	53	1.0	33	0.60
Sep 2014 *	53	73	1.4	50	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 47% · Maths 58% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%214th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard8%

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	41%	0%	100	100
2023/24	22%	0%	100	100
2022/23	35%	3%	99	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

St Giles AcademyThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ermine Primary Academy
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy
1.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
Lincoln Carlton Academy
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Westgate Academy
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

2026

58%met the SATs standard
Mount Street Academy
1.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
2.4 km · Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2024

77%met the SATs standard

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146561 · 925/2063
Trust: Harbour Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 59.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: St Giles Academy (URN 141223); The Chad Varah Primary School (URN 135359)
Address: Addison Drive, St Giles Academy, Lincoln, LN2 4LQ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · Lincoln

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