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Linchfield Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough PE6 8EY · linchfield-cit.co.uk · 01778 347450
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 294
- 64% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% 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 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120499)
Ofsted
Linchfield Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jul 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120499), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120499)
Nov 2015Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120499)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120499)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 69
- 21% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (20%) with SEND