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Lincoln Gardens Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Lincoln Gardens, Ashby, Scunthorpe DN16 2ED · lincolngardens.net · 01724 844430
On the mapSearch near DN16 2ED
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 46%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Lincolnshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.14 mi
- 1.83 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · North Lincolnshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 405
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 1.14 mi (1.83 km) from the school. Source: North Lincolnshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.14 mi1.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across North Lincolnshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lincoln Gardens Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 38
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied