Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

Linchfield Academy

4–11Ages
294Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147677URN

Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

100 applications for 59 places · 118th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 · 19 July 2023Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 59 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Linchfield Community Primary School (URN 120499), 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	59	100	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2025	36	63	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2024	34	66	1.9	32	0.94
Sep 2023	32	57	1.8	29	0.91
Sep 2022	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	40	67	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2020 *	38	53	1.4	31	0.82
Sep 2019 *	53	85	1.6	51	0.96
Sep 2018 *	51	82	1.6	50	0.98
Sep 2017 *	60	104	1.7	52	0.87
Sep 2016 *	48	82	1.7	40	0.83
Sep 2015 *	62	84	1.4	42	0.68
Sep 2014 *	48	71	1.5	35	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 87% · Maths 71% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%161st of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	54%	10%	104	102
2023/24	61%	9%	106	103
2022/23	63%	6%	103	103

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

Linchfield AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Market Deeping Community Primary School
0.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Deeping St James Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Northborough Primary School
2.3 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Langtoft Primary School
3.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
4.2 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Baston CE Primary School
5.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
John Clare Primary School
5.5 km · Peterborough

2026

2.2applications per place 91%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: 147677 · 925/2079
Trust: Community Inclusive Trust
Capacity: 459 pupils · 294 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Linchfield Community Primary School (URN 120499)
Address: Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8EY
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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