Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Ermine Primary Academy

3–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147530URN

Redbourne Drive, Lincoln, LN2 2HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

89 applications for 47 places · 95th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

89 applications · 47 places offered · 41 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Ermine Primary Academy (URN 136870), Ermine Primary School (URN 135109), 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	47	89	1.9	41	0.87
Sep 2025	39	62	1.6	35	0.90
Sep 2024	39	64	1.6	38	0.97
Sep 2023	41	74	1.8	39	0.95
Sep 2022	34	67	2.0	34	1.00
Sep 2021	42	65	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2020	60	88	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2019 *	56	73	1.3	45	0.80
Sep 2018 *	56	95	1.7	55	0.98
Sep 2017 *	51	77	1.5	45	0.88
Sep 2016 *	60	100	1.7	49	0.82
Sep 2015 *	58	75	1.3	48	0.83
Sep 2014 *	60	98	1.6	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 54% · Maths 69% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%183rd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	4%	103	102
2023/24	54%	0%	103	102
2022/23	38%	2%	100	101

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

Ermine Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy
0.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Giles Academy
1.0 km · Lincolnshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Mount Street Academy
1.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
Westgate Academy
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

2026

58%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
2.2 km · Lincolnshire

Improved significantly2024

77%met the SATs standard
Lincoln Carlton Academy
2.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147530 · 925/2078
Trust: Harbour Learning Trust
Capacity: 432 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 57.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Ermine Primary Academy (URN 136870); Ermine Primary School (URN 135109)
Address: Redbourne Drive, Lincoln, LN2 2HG
Local authority: Lincolnshire · Lincoln

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