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The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled
Pennell Street, LINCOLN LN5 7TA · st-peter-gowts.lincs.sch.uk · 01522 880071
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 45 over 210 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.2%
- First language not English
- 54.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 48 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 55 | 1.9▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 56 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 31 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 31 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 38
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (34%) with SEND