# Lincoln Birchwood Junior School

Lincoln Birchwood Junior School is a primary school in Lincoln, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 253 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E120508. [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 253
- Council: Lincoln
- URN: 120508

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Lincoln Birchwood Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Lancaster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lancaster-school-e120686): 170 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023
- [Woodlands Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-infant-and-nursery-school-e120436): 480 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Leslie Manser Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leslie-manser-primary-school-e120509): 600 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hughs-catholic-primary-a-voluntary-academy-e139627): 600 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kingsdown-nursery-school-lincoln-e126562): 660 m. Nursery. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Fortuna School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fortuna-school-e134229): 750 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, September 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/120508)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120508)

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