# The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lincoln, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 255 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E120563. [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 255
- Council: Lincoln
- URN: 120563

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), January 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 31 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 65% of pupils at The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 65% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Athena School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/athena-school-e131277): 500 m. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lincoln-bishop-king-church-of-england-primary-school-e120630): 510 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-francis-hill-community-primary-school-e120427): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lincoln College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincoln-college-e130762): 1.4 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Priory Academy LSST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-academy-lsst-e135565): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lincoln UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincoln-utc-e140950): 1.4 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/120563)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120563)

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